AGENT_RECON Panama 2026

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Remote sensing reconnaissance

M7.7 12 km WSW of Pitaloza Arriba, Panama

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Next acquisitions

When the satellites that can see the mission places pass next, sorted by time. A planned pass is not an image: it can be cancelled, and clouds can hide the ground.

Computed 2026-10-10 02:27 UTC, looking 14 days ahead.

Next passes, earliest first
Time (UTC)InMissionTrackModePlaces coveredBasisConfidence
Sentinel-1D SAR11 DESCENDINGIWSantiagoofficial planhigh confidence source
ESA acquisition-segment KML issued for 2026-10-09T18:52:52Z to 2026-10-29T20:48:00Z; segment 2026-10-10T11:14:02Z UTC to 2026-10-10T11:14:29Z UTC, datatake 9574; time at the place interpolated along the segment by latitude (good to the segment length); direction inferred from local solar time because the KML does not state it. A plan, not a delivery: ESA revises it and a planned segment can be dropped.
NISAR SAR4 frame 5 ASCENDINGL:SCI:DH:40M+05N:FS:B4:D02Santiago, Sonáofficial planmedium confidence source
NISAR REFERENCE observation plan for calendar 2026 (NASA KMZ): the frame is listed for this date with this radar mode. It is the reference plan, revised about every six months, not a commanded schedule. Time of day from the time of day of the last catalogued acquisition of this track and frame.
NISAR SAR4 frame 6 ASCENDING2026-10-12Santiago, Sonáofficial planmedium confidence source
NISAR REFERENCE observation plan for calendar 2026 (NASA KMZ): the frame is listed for this date with this radar mode. It is the reference plan, revised about every six months, not a commanded schedule. Time of day from the time of day of the last catalogued acquisition of this track and frame.
Landsat-9 optical013/055 DESCENDINGOLI/TIRSSonáorbit predictionmedium confidence source
USGS Landsat acquisition-tool calendar: WRS-2 path 13 is overflown on cycle day 1. This is the overpass calendar, not the Landsat acquisition plan (the pending-acquisition files were not reachable); Landsat 8/9 image land in daylight almost always, but that is not a guarantee. Time of day from the last catalogued acquisition on 2026-09-26.
Landsat-8 optical012/055 DESCENDINGOLI/TIRSLlano Bonitoorbit predictionmedium confidence source
USGS Landsat acquisition-tool calendar: WRS-2 path 12 is overflown on cycle day 2. This is the overpass calendar, not the Landsat acquisition plan (the pending-acquisition files were not reachable); Landsat 8/9 image land in daylight almost always, but that is not a guarantee. Time of day from the last catalogued acquisition on 2026-09-27.
Sentinel-2C optical11 DESCENDINGNOBSSantiago, Llano Bonito, Sonáofficial planhigh confidence source
ESA Sentinel-2 acquisition-plan KML (2026-10-01T11:30:00Z to 2026-10-19T14:30:00Z), observation 2026-10-13T15:55:48Z UTC to 2026-10-13T16:01:56Z UTC, 102 scenes, plan state NOBS_NOMINAL; time at the place interpolated along the segment, which runs about six minutes: catalogue times for Sentinel-2 are the segment start, so expect this to be later than the catalogue habit. A planned observation: cloud decides whether the ground is seen.
NISAR SAR40 frame 85 DESCENDINGL:SCI:DH:40M+05N:FS:B4:D02Llano Bonitoofficial planmedium confidence source
NISAR REFERENCE observation plan for calendar 2026 (NASA KMZ): the frame is listed for this date with this radar mode. It is the reference plan, revised about every six months, not a commanded schedule. Time of day from the time of day of the last catalogued acquisition of this track and frame.
Sentinel-2A optical11 DESCENDINGNOBSSantiago, Llano Bonito, Sonáofficial planhigh confidence source
ESA Sentinel-2 acquisition-plan KML (2026-10-01T15:00:00Z to 2026-10-19T18:00:00Z), observation 2026-10-15T15:55:42Z UTC to 2026-10-15T16:01:50Z UTC, 102 scenes, plan state NOBS_NOMINAL; time at the place interpolated along the segment, which runs about six minutes: catalogue times for Sentinel-2 are the segment start, so expect this to be later than the catalogue habit. A planned observation: cloud decides whether the ground is seen.
Sentinel-1D SAR113 DESCENDINGIWSantiago, Llano Bonitoofficial planhigh confidence source
ESA acquisition-segment KML issued for 2026-10-09T18:52:52Z to 2026-10-29T20:48:00Z; segment 2026-10-17T11:05:46Z UTC to 2026-10-17T11:06:42Z UTC, datatake 98EA; time at the place interpolated along the segment by latitude (good to the segment length); direction inferred from local solar time because the KML does not state it. A plan, not a delivery: ESA revises it and a planned segment can be dropped.
Sentinel-1D SAR121 ASCENDINGIWLlano Bonitoofficial planhigh confidence source
ESA acquisition-segment KML issued for 2026-10-09T18:52:52Z to 2026-10-29T20:48:00Z; segment 2026-10-17T23:30:36Z UTC to 2026-10-17T23:31:31Z UTC, datatake 992F; time at the place interpolated along the segment by latitude (good to the segment length); direction inferred from local solar time because the KML does not state it. A plan, not a delivery: ESA revises it and a planned segment can be dropped.
Sentinel-2B optical11 DESCENDINGNOBSSantiago, Llano Bonito, Sonáofficial planhigh confidence source
ESA Sentinel-2 acquisition-plan KML (2026-10-08T12:00:00Z to 2026-10-26T15:00:00Z), observation 2026-10-18T15:55:18Z UTC to 2026-10-18T16:01:26Z UTC, 102 scenes, plan state NOBS_NOMINAL; time at the place interpolated along the segment, which runs about six minutes: catalogue times for Sentinel-2 are the segment start, so expect this to be later than the catalogue habit. A planned observation: cloud decides whether the ground is seen.
Landsat-8 optical013/055 DESCENDINGOLI/TIRSSonáorbit predictionmedium confidence source
USGS Landsat acquisition-tool calendar: WRS-2 path 13 is overflown on cycle day 9. This is the overpass calendar, not the Landsat acquisition plan (the pending-acquisition files were not reachable); Landsat 8/9 image land in daylight almost always, but that is not a guarantee. Time of day from the last catalogued acquisition on 2026-09-18.
Landsat-9 optical012/055 DESCENDINGOLI/TIRSLlano Bonitoorbit predictionmedium confidence source
USGS Landsat acquisition-tool calendar: WRS-2 path 12 is overflown on cycle day 10. This is the overpass calendar, not the Landsat acquisition plan (the pending-acquisition files were not reachable); Landsat 8/9 image land in daylight almost always, but that is not a guarantee. Time of day from the last catalogued acquisition on 2026-10-05.
NISAR SAR141 frame 84 DESCENDING2026-11-02Santiago, Llano Bonito, Sonáofficial planmedium confidence source
NISAR REFERENCE observation plan for calendar 2026 (NASA KMZ): the frame is listed for this date with this radar mode. It is the reference plan, revised about every six months, not a commanded schedule. Time of day from the time of day of the last catalogued acquisition of this track and frame.
Sentinel-1D SAR11 DESCENDINGIWSantiagoofficial planhigh confidence source
ESA acquisition-segment KML issued for 2026-10-09T18:52:52Z to 2026-10-29T20:48:00Z; segment 2026-10-22T11:14:02Z UTC to 2026-10-22T11:14:29Z UTC, datatake 9B71; time at the place interpolated along the segment by latitude (good to the segment length); direction inferred from local solar time because the KML does not state it. A plan, not a delivery: ESA revises it and a planned segment can be dropped.

Missions that could not be predicted

  • Sentinel-1C:
  • Sentinel-1A:
  • Sentinel-1B:
  • NISAR:
  • Landsat-8/9 (acquisition plan):
  • OPERA:
  • Sentinel-2 Level-2A / cloud:

Basis tells how a time was obtained: an official plan is the operator's own; an orbit prediction is computed from the orbit; a cadence estimate only repeats the usual revisit interval and can be days off.

Tasking availability

The nearest windows in which a commercial radar satellite could be asked to image the mission places. Availability is not an order: nothing is requested from this page.

Status: not enabled (no credentials)

Commercial tasking is not enabled for this mission, so no opportunity is listed.

Public tier: no cost, no target box and no account details are shown.