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Off-nadir viewing (SPOT HRV).

  • Each HRV’s viewing mirror can be commanded from the ground to tilt up to ±27° off vertical.
  • Advantage 1 — stereoscopic imagery. Two images of the same ground target from different angles produce parallax, which lets you derive elevation (DEMs, 3D models).
  • Advantage 2 — shorter revisit. At mid-latitudes, the effective revisit drops from the 26-day nadir cycle to 1–4 (5) days.