Payloads & Instruments — Space Hardware Marketplace

MiniRad

• Mission typeEO
• AgencyOrbital Micro Systems Ltd.
• Mission statusMission complete

MiniRad is a miniaturized passive microwave radiometer built by Orbital Micro Systems (OMS) that measures atmospheric temperature, humidity…

Space Domain Awareness (Observe) Services

• Sensing modesDistributed coherent RF, optical, space weather
• Deployable assetTransportable Optical Ground Station
• Laser capabilitySoftware-Defined Laser / Synthetic Aperture Lidar (SAL)

SDA sensing suite including distributed coherent RF tracking networks, space weather sensors, software-defined laser, and transportable optical ground…

TY35 (NCHU-1) Multispectral Ecological Monitoring Satellite

• Optical systemOff-axis three-mirror optical system
• DetectorHigh-quantum-efficiency, low-noise CMOS detector
• Lead institutionNanchang Hangkong University

Intelligent multispectral ecological-environment monitoring satellite with an off-axis three-mirror camera and high-QE CMOS detector.

TY42 (Shenqi-2) C-band SAR Satellite

• SAR bandC-band
• Special capabilityOperational InSAR (interferometric SAR) for millimeter-level deformation monitoring
• Constellation revisit cycle3-4 days (with Shenqi-1 and Fucheng-1)

Next-generation lightweight, low-cost C-band SAR satellite with operational InSAR capability for millimeter-level surface deformation monitoring.

TY29 (DIZHI-1) Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Satellite

• Spectral range410 nm - 2,480 nm (hyperspectral)
• Detection technologyTDI (Time-Delay Integration) multi-spectral visible-light detection; infrared focal-plane filter spectral splitting
• Lead institutionChina University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Hyperspectral geological remote sensing satellite (410-2480 nm) developed with China University of Geosciences for mineral, soil and water-pollution…

Chaohu-1 SAR Satellite

• SAR bandC-band
• Generation2nd-generation Spacety commercial SAR satellite (after Hisea-1)
• Data delivery timeWithin 6 hours of acquisition (emergency imaging)

Second-generation commercial C-band SAR satellite, launched February 2022, with improved resolution, swath, downlink, and onboard AI data processing.

Hisea-1 SAR Satellite

World's first commercial C-band smallsat SAR satellite with a phased-array antenna, a 185 kg flat-panel foldable design achieving…

Precision

• GSDNative 0.6 m PAN at reference orbit; 0.3 m effective pixel sampling (4 half-pixel shifted PAN channels); 1.2 m multispectral
• Swath9.7 km at reference orbit
• Spectral bandsPAN 450-700 nm; 6 multispectral bands 420-900 nm, up to 4 simultaneous

Very high resolution optical Earth observation satellite for mapping, surveillance and security applications.

DarkCarb

High resolution mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging satellite for day and night Earth observation.

Carbonite

Low-cost 1m GSD optical Earth observation satellite providing HD colour video from space.

GNSS-RO Atmospheric and Ionospheric Data

• InstrumentPyxis GNSS-RO receiver (4th generation, NASA-heritage, rad-hard)
• Signal sourcesGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou
• SNR1,500 V/V (60 dB-Hz) — 7.5× higher than competing instruments

High-resolution GNSS Radio Occultation data from LEO constellation delivering global atmospheric profiles at 100m vertical resolution with SNR…

Puli Lunar Water Snooper (PLWS)

• Instrument typeMiniature neutron spectrometer
• MeasurementAlbedo neutron count rates (subsurface hydrogen / water ice proxy)
• Mission heritageIM-2 (Intuitive Machines), launched February 2025, Micro Nova Hopper

NASA-prize-winning miniature neutron spectrometer for mapping water ice in lunar south polar soil, flight-proven on Intuitive Machines' IM-2…

Quub Earth Observation Constellation

• PlatformPocketQube-class microsatellites
• ApplicationsWater resources, forests, crops, air quality monitoring
• Ground systemsAI-powered imagery processing

PocketQube constellation delivering high-frequency Earth observation imagery for water, agriculture, disaster response, and air quality monitoring.

RCMOS Space Camera

• Sensor typeCMOS, global shutter, progressive scan
• Spectral range0.3–1.1 µm (visible + NIR)
• VariantsMono and colour

Space-qualified CMOS camera for LEO CubeSat integration, combining compact form factor with high sensitivity across 0.3–1.1 µm.

Raptor Photonics Space Camera Solutions

Raptor Photonics offers flight-ready COTS and custom OEM camera solutions for LEO CubeSat missions, covering UV to SWIR…

Eagle 47-10 Space Camera

• SensorBack-illuminated 1 MP CCD (Teledyne e2v)
• Pixel size13 µm x 13 µm
• Peak qe>90% @ 525 nm; 50% @ 380 nm and 720 nm

Deep-cooled back-illuminated 1MP CCD space camera with 7-year vacuum guarantee and >90% QE at 525 nm for LEO…

SpectraLoc Payload

• CapabilitiesPassive emitter detection, classification, direction-finding, geolocation
• Detection rangeExtended line-of-sight
• Platform compatibilityFixed-wing drones, quadcopters, VTOL platforms (small UAVs)

Compact airborne RF payload for passive threat detection, direction-finding, and geolocation, built for small UAV integration.

Scanway Camera System (SCS)

• TypeCHARACTERISTICS
• ApplicationsSatellite missions that demand precision, durability, and uncompromising image quality.
• Cameras in space0

The Scanway Camera System (SCS) is a series of vision systems for space applications, providing imaging data for…