NarSha — Hyperspectral & Methane Detection Satellite (16U)
Nara Space
16U turnkey hyperspectral Earth observation satellite with 150-band payload and methane detection capability — from $3.5M.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- 16U
- Payload
- Hyperspectral (150 bands)
- Special capability
- Methane detection
- Applications
- Precision agriculture, mineral mapping, GHG monitoring
- Price
- From $3,500,000 USD (turnkey)
- Bus mass
- 15 kg
- Battery capacity
- 172 Wh
- Payload mass
- ≤ 10 kg
- Payload power
- 60 W
- Telecommand / Telemetry data rate
- 33 Kbps / 83 Kbps (S-band)
- Payload downlink data rate
- 100 Mbps (X-band)
About
NarSha is Nara Space’s hyperspectral Earth observation satellite platform, a 16U spacecraft configured with a 150-band hyperspectral imager and methane detection capability. The platform is designed for demanding Earth observation applications requiring spectral discrimination beyond what multispectral systems can achieve, including precision agriculture, mineral and resource mapping, environmental monitoring, and greenhouse gas (methane) detection from orbit. NarSha builds on the same proven 16U bus as Observer, providing reliable flight-heritage infrastructure with an upgraded hyperspectral payload. Offered as a turnkey satellite from $3.5 million USD.
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