Tasking feasibility

A tasking feasibility check has two main goals depending on the selected Tasking product.

Standard tasking - feasibility check

For the standard tasking product, a feasibility check is the process of evaluating if the satellite can capture imagery fulfilling the criteria provided. The SatVu platform takes into account the technical specification of the satellite, its current position and orbit, weather conditions, and existing orders, then tells you whether or not the satellite will be able to capture the requested image.

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Feasibility checks are not available for recurring order series. Because individual windows may be scheduled far into the future, feasibility cannot be reliably assessed at the time of ordering.

Even if the order is technically feasible when you run the check, we can’t guarantee the data capture as other constraints might affect the acquisition closer to the data collection time. These could be a change in weather conditions or we encountered some issues with the image quality.

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Running a feasibility check is not mandatory for API users but we highly recommend you perform one before placing an order.

The feasibility check does not automatically place an order and is free of charge. We recommend running it before placing a tasking order.

Assured tasking - feasibility check

For the Assured tasking product, a feasibility check is the process of retrieving information about available satellite passes over the selected area. SatVu platform provides you with information about available passes with estimated values for the time frame of acquisition in UTC, ground sample distance and sun elevation angle for each of them.

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Unlike the feasibility check for the Standard tasking product, the feasibility check for the Assured tasking product is mandatory in all interfaces.

Please note that the feasibility check for the Assured tasking product can only be run for the next 8 days.

Tasking feasibility lifecycle

The tasking feasibility check starts with creating a feasibility request. This request takes time to be processed - usually less than a minute.

Once it’s submitted, the request will have one of the following statuses:

Web App Name	API Name	Description
In Queue	pending	The feasibility check is in the queue.
Checking	processing	The feasibility check is being performed.
Failed	failed	The feasibility check has failed. We recommend creating a new one or communicating with the customer success team.
Feasible	feasible	The tasking order with specified constraints is feasible.
Not Feasible	not feasible	The tasking order with specified constraints is not feasible. We do not recommend placing a tasking order with this status since it will most likely be rejected.