Sentinel-2 pushbroom ghost simulator

Tune the sensor and object parameters to reproduce multi-color streak artifacts from pushbroom satellite imagery.

Sensor timing (primary input)
4.5 ms
Time between when adjacent color bands image the same ground point.
3
10 m
Object motion
Motion direction
125°
14760 km/h
18.45 m
Move either one. The other updates automatically.
10 m
View
-30°
Rotation of the satellite track relative to geographic north. The compass N stays fixed.
Derived
Readout delay
4.5 ms
Ghost shift per band
18.45 m
Shift in pixels
1.85 px
Object speed
14760 km/h
Simulated detector view
N is geographic north (fixed). The arrow labeled "track" shows satellite flight direction.