Price per Square Kilometre: the Price Ladder
What does satellite imagery cost per square kilometre in 2026, and how does the price change with resolution, age and urgency?
Chapter summary
Prices span from zero to over $50 per square kilometre.
Key takeaways
- 1
Open data from Sentinel-2 (10 m) and Landsat (30 m) is free.
- 2
Medium-resolution monitoring imagery (3–5 m) is sold mostly by subscription at cents to a few dollars per square kilometre.
- 3
Planet lists SkySat (about 50 cm) archive at $6 per square kilometre, flexible tasking at $12 and assured tasking at $40; Satellogic lists archive at $4 and rush point tasking at $23.
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