diff --git a/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs b/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
index e553174..6244857 100644
--- a/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
+++ b/FarmmapsApi/Services/GeneralService.cs
@@ -268,5 +268,49 @@ namespace FarmmapsApi.Services
 
             return shadowItem;
         }
+
+        public async Task<Item> RunSatelliteTask(Item cropfieldItem)
+        {
+            var taskmapRequest = new TaskRequest { TaskType = SATELLITE_TASK };
+
+            string itemTaskCode = await _farmmapsApiService.QueueTaskAsync(cropfieldItem.Code, taskmapRequest);
+
+            await PollTask(TimeSpan.FromSeconds(5), async (tokenSource) =>
+            {
+                var itemTaskStatus = await _farmmapsApiService.GetTaskStatusAsync(cropfieldItem.Code, itemTaskCode);
+                _logger.LogInformation($"Waiting on collection satellite data; status: {itemTaskStatus.State}");
+                if (itemTaskStatus.IsFinished)
+                    tokenSource.Cancel();
+            });
+
+            var itemTask = await _farmmapsApiService.GetTaskStatusAsync(cropfieldItem.Code, itemTaskCode);
+            if (itemTask.State == ItemTaskState.Error)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError($"Something went wrong with task execution: {itemTask.Message}");
+                return null;
+            }
+
+            //the satellite item is a child of the cropfield
+            var itemName = "satellite";
+            var satelliteItem = await FindChildItemAsync(cropfieldItem.Code,
+                TEMPORAL_ITEMTYPE, itemName);
+            if (satelliteItem == null)
+            {
+                _logger.LogError("Could not find the satellite data as a child item under the cropfield");
+                return null;
+            }
+
+
+            // geotiffs can be found as a item of children under the satellite item
+            var allSatelliteItems = await _farmmapsApiService.GetItemChildrenAsync(satelliteItem.Code);
+
+            var lastSatItem = allSatelliteItems[^1];
+
+            return lastSatItem;
+        }
+
+
+
+
     }
 }
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