Payloads & Instruments — Space Hardware Marketplace

Caiman Imager

• Spatial Resolution (GSD) at 500 km — RGB3.25 m
• Spatial Resolution (GSD) at 500 km — MSPAN 3.25 m; MS 6.5 m
• Swath at 500 km13 km

High-resolution multispectral imager for 6U CubeSats.

Mantis Imager

• Spatial Resolution (GSD) at 500 km — RGB16 m
• Spatial Resolution (GSD) at 500 km — MS/HSPAN 16 m; MS 32 m
• Swath at 500 km32 km

Multispectral/hyperspectral CubeSat imager for platforms as small as 2U.

DRS (High-altitude Data Drop Module)

• Storage capacity5TB per unit
• Landing prediction accuracy< 200 m
• InterfacesGigE, WiFi

A stratospheric data recovery module that drops onboard storage on command with sub-200m landing prediction accuracy.

TetraPLEX

Onboard AI edge-processing computer developed with NVIDIA for real-time in-orbit satellite data analysis.

Chouette-TMA

Very-high-resolution optical Earth observation payload using a three-mirror-anastigmat (TMA) design for micro-satellite platforms.

SQUINT

Space-qualified polarization-entangled photon pair QKD system in 1U form factor, generating up to 45 million entangled photon pairs…

SpooQies

• Payload typesEntanglement-based QKD and Prepare-and-Measure QKD
• HeritageBased on SpeQtral-1 satellite design
• DeliveryOrbital delivery included

Turnkey QKD satellite or constellation based on the flight-proven SpeQtral-1 design, supporting entanglement-based and prepare-and-measure QKD payloads for…

InGaAs PIN Photodetector Die

• MaterialInGaAs P-I-N on InP substrate
• Active Area Sizes25 µm to 1 mm diameter
• Wafer Sizes2", 3", and 4" InP substrates

Telcordia-qualified InGaAs P-I-N photodetector device dies for telecom, laser power monitoring, and test systems, available in 25 µm…

2V GaAs Laser Power Converter

• Output Voltage2 V
• Junction ConfigurationDual junction
• MaterialGaAs

Dual-junction GaAs photovoltaic converter optimized for 810 nm laser light, achieving 50–55% conversion efficiency for power-over-fiber and laser…

TALOS IoT Tag

• CommunicationUHF uplink to LEO satellite constellation
• PositioningGPS
• SensorsMulti-axis accelerometer, customizable interfaces

Ultra-compact, energy-efficient IoT tracking tag for wildlife, agriculture, and logistics applications via satellite.

GAMASAR Synthetic Aperture Radar Payload

• TypeSynthetic aperture radar (SAR)
• PlatformsUAVs and satellites
• Imaging modesStripmap, Spotlight

SAR payload for UAVs and satellites delivering cloud-penetrating, day/night terrain imaging for security and environmental applications.

ChallengeOne Camera and Antenna System (CASA)

• Center frequency862 to 870 MHz
• PolarizationR.H.C.P
• Gain-16 to -13 dB

Combined imaging payload and RHCP antenna module for the ChallengeOne satellite platform, with an 8-megapixel camera and 862-870…

Refabricator In-Space Recycling & 3D-Printing System

• MissionInstalled aboard the International Space Station in 2018
• FunctionClosed-cycle recycling and 3D-printing of plastic parts
• ApplicationsMedical and food-safe manufacturing on the ISS; recyclable launch packaging materials

Firmamentum-built ISS payload demonstrating closed-cycle recycling of plastic waste into 3D-printing feedstock for off-world manufacturing.

ChallengeOne Camera and Antenna System (CASA)

• Center frequency862 to 870 MHz
• PolarizationR.H.C.P
• Gain-16 to -13 dB

Combined imaging payload and RHCP antenna module for the ChallengeOne satellite platform, with an 8-megapixel camera and 862-870…

LPT 9310 HP COTS+ Pulse-Tube Cryocooler

5.7 W split pulse-tube cryocooler based on flexure-bearing technology, flown on NASA's ECOSTRESS instrument on the ISS.

LPT 9510 COTS+ Pulse-Tube Cryocooler

Compact split pulse-tube cryocooler delivering 1.4 W of cooling power at 80 K for IR detector cooling.

LPT6510 Pulse-tube Cryocooler

Designed-for-manufacturability pulse-tube cryocooler for 60 K and above, based on the flight-proven MPTC compressor.

ThumbSat

Femtosatellite-class hosted-payload module (~48x48x15-32mm, up to 25g) that flies student, research or artistic experiments to low Earth orbit…