Chameleon
Dragonfly Aerospace
The Chameleon is a high-performance hyperspectral imager with space-qualified control electronics and specialized optics, designed for CubeSats.
Key figurescomparable across the catalogue
- Mass
- 1.6 kg
- Power
- 10 W
- TRL
- 9
Normalised to common units so this product can be compared with others in its category. The supplier's own wording is below.
As published by the supplier
- Spatial resolution (GSD) at 500 km
- 10 m (RGB)
- Swath at 500 km
- 39 km (RGB)
- Mass (incl. electronics)
- 1.6 kg (RGB)
- Spectral bands
- Standard RGB
- Imager type
- Snap shot (RGB)
- Physical size
- 2.5U (100 mm x 100 mm x 215 mm) (RGB)
- Data format
- 8-bit or 10-bit (RGB)
- Integrated mass data storage
- 128 Gigabytes (RGB)
- Compression
- RAW or J2K lossless or lossy (RGB)
- Data interface
- LVDS, SpaceWire (RGB)
- Tmtc interface
- SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422/ RS485 (RGB)
- Power usage imaging mode
- < 10 W (RGB)
- Power usage readout mode
- < 5 W (RGB)
- Power supply
- 5 V DC (RGB)
- Operating temperature
- +10°C to +30°C (RGB)
- Survival temperature
- -20°C to +55°C (RGB)
- TRL
- 9 (RGB)
- Spatial resolution (GSD) at 500 km (multispectral)
- PAN 10 m MS 20 m / Binned to 20 m or 40 m (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Swath at 500 km (multispectral)
- 39 km (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Mass (incl. electronics) (multispectral)
- 1.6 kg (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Spectral bands (multispectral)
- 11 x MS (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Imager type (multispectral)
- Push broom (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Physical size (multispectral)
- 2.5U (100 mm x 100 mm x 215 mm) (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Data format (multispectral)
- 10-bit or 12-bit (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Integrated mass data storage (multispectral)
- 128 Gigabytes (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Compression (multispectral)
- RAW or J2K lossless or lossy (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Data interface (multispectral)
- LVDS, SpaceWire (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Tmtc interface (multispectral)
- SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422/ RS485 (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Power usage imaging mode (multispectral)
- < 10 W (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Power usage readout mode (multispectral)
- < 5 W (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Power supply (multispectral)
- 5 V DC (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Operating temperature (multispectral)
- +10°C to +30°C (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Survival temperature (multispectral)
- -20°C to +55°C (MULTISPECTRAL)
- TRL (multispectral)
- 9 (MULTISPECTRAL)
- Spatial resolution (GSD) at 500 km (3)
- PAN 10 m MS 20 m / Binned to 20 m or 40 m (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Swath at 500 km (3)
- 20 km (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Mass (incl. electronics) (3)
- 1.6 kg (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Spectral bands (3)
- 96 x HS (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Imager type (3)
- Push broom (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Physical size (3)
- 2.5U (100 mm x 100 mm x 215 mm) (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Data format (3)
- 8-bit or 10-bit (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Integrated mass data storage (3)
- 128 Gigabytes (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Compression (3)
- RAW or J2K lossless or lossy (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Data interface (3)
- LVDS, SpaceWire (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Tmtc interface (3)
- SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422/ RS485 (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Power usage imaging mode (3)
- < 10 W (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Power usage readout mode (3)
- < 5 W (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Power supply (3)
- 5 V DC (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Operating temperature (3)
- +10°C to +30°C (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- Survival temperature (3)
- -20°C to +55°C (HYPERSPECTRAL)
- TRL (3)
- 9 (HYPERSPECTRAL)
About
The Chameleon imager offers high-performance hyperspectral imaging capabilities, featuring space-qualified control electronics and specialized optics. It is specifically designed for CubeSats, providing advanced imaging in a compact form factor. Key features include high-speed data storage and seamless integration for small satellites. The imager is available in RGB, Multispectral, and Hyperspectral configurations, each with distinct spectral characteristics and imaging types. All configurations share common physical dimensions (2.5U), mass (1.6 kg), integrated data storage (128 GB), and power specifications. It supports various data formats and compression options (RAW, J2K lossless or lossy), and offers multiple data and TMTC interfaces (LVDS, SpaceWire, SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422/RS485). The product boasts a TRL of 9, indicating flight-proven technology.
Documentation
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