Observer — Multispectral Earth Observation Satellite (16U)
Nara Space
Space-proven 16U turnkey multispectral Earth observation satellite with 1.5 m GSD and 8-band payload — flight-heritage platform from $1.8M.
Technical specifications
- Form factor
- 16U
- GSD (Ground Sampling Distance)
- 1.5 m
- Payload
- Multispectral (8 bands)
- Flight heritage
- Space-proven (Observer-1A flight heritage)
- Price
- From $1,800,000 USD (turnkey)
- Bus mass
- 13 kg
- Battery capacity
- 172 Wh
- Payload mass
- ≤ 20 kg
- Payload size
- 12U
- Payload power
- up to 100 W
- Supply voltage
- 3.3 / 5 / 8 / 12 / 28 V
- Interface
- CAN / SpW / RS-422 / I2C
- Telecommand data rate
- 33 Kbps (S-band)
- Telemetry data rate
- 83 Kbps (S-band) or 2 Mbps (S-band)
- Payload downlink data rate
- 50 Mbps (X-band)
About
Observer is Nara Space’s flagship turnkey Earth observation satellite platform, offered as a standardized, space-proven 16U spacecraft. It carries an 8-band multispectral imager achieving 1.5 m ground sampling distance (GSD), making it suitable for precision agriculture, urban monitoring, infrastructure assessment, and environmental analysis. The platform has established flight heritage through Nara Space’s Observer-1A mission, ensuring proven reliability and stability. The turnkey offering includes satellite bus, payload integration, launch, and commissioning, and is priced from $1.8 million USD — one of the most accessible commercial optical Earth observation platforms available.
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