RavenEye5
CAVU Aerospace
The RavenEye5 is a flight-proven, highly reliable optical payload designed for CubeSats, capable of capturing high-resolution images for Earth observation and atmospheric monitoring.
Typed specifications54 values
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- Ground sample distance (GSD)
- 1 m Virtual for RGB model · datasheet p.2
- Mass
- 2 000 g datasheet p.2 2 000 g printed as gr
- Envelope (L×W×H)
- 200 ×100× 100 mm3 datasheet p.2
- Swath width
- 2.4 km 1/4 for multispectral model · datasheet p.2
- Supply voltage
- 12 V min · datasheet p.2 18 V max | 12–18 V input voltage
- Power consumption
- 14 W peak, measured at 12 V · datasheet p.2 14 W peak, measured at 12V | 10 W power consumption, printed 10>
- Data interface
- LVDS datasheet p.2 CAN Command And Telemetry Interface | CAN command and telemetry, CANv2.0A, space packet protocol CCSDS | LVDS data interface LVDS+RS422 | UART Data Transmission Interface +5
- Operating temperature
- -10 °C min · datasheet p.2 50 °C max | -10–50 °C
- Radiation tolerance (TID)
- 30 krad datasheet p.2 30 krad multilayer coated
- Design lifetime
- 2 years min · lifetime on orbit, printed >2 · datasheet p.2 2 years min · on Orbit
- Camera type
- panchromatic 400-800 nm · datasheet p.2 RGB Bayer RGB | multispectral Mosaic Multispectral
- Field of view
- 2.1 ° printed as +/-2.1 degree (half-angle) · datasheet p.2
- Aperture
- 60 mm aperture size · datasheet p.2
- Spectral range
- 400–520 nm Bayer RGB · datasheet p.2 300–450 nm Mosaic Multispectral | 400–800 nm panchromatic | 500–600 nm Bayer RGB | 450–600 nm Mosaic Multispectral +3
- Connector
- Nano-D 31P datasheet p.2
- Random vibration
- 15 g RMS min · 20-2000 Hz, printed >15 · datasheet p.2
- Satellite class
- CubeSat designed to be implementable in a standard 6U CubeSat structure · datasheet p.1
- Shock qualification
- 2 000 g min · shock in XYZ, 100-10000 Hz, printed >2000 · datasheet p.2
- Bit depth
- 10 bit datasheet p.2
- Frame rate
- 1 fps datasheet p.2
- On-board storage
- 16 GB non-volatile memory · datasheet p.2
- SNR
- 100 min · printed > 100; sun angle 30 deg and reflectivity 0.1 · datasheet p.2
- MTF at Nyquist
- 10 % min · printed >0.10, at Nyquist frequency and aberration free · datasheet p.2
- Data interface speed
- 500 Mbps CANv2.0A, command and telemetry · datasheet p.2 6.25 Mbps UART RS485, data transmission, ZMODEM
- On-board compression
- none (raw) image formats RAW + JPEG · datasheet p.2 lossy (JPEG / JPEG 2000) JPEG (10%-100% Quality)
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- Aperture size
- 60 mm
- Available in
- 5, 16 & 51 Mpixel
- Data interface
- LVDS + RS422 + Ethernet
- Data transmission interface
- UART RS485 @6.25
- Image format
- RAW + JPEG
- Adjustable parameters
- Integration Time , Frame Rate , Gain, Black Level
- Dimensions
- 2U
- Mass
- 1,300 gr
- Power consumption
- Less than 5 W
About
The RavenEye5 is a flight-proven and highly reliable optical payload specifically designed for CubeSat structures. It is capable of capturing high-resolution images from the ground surface and atmospheric phenomena. This camera is engineered to be easily integrated into a standard CubeSat alongside other subsystems, facilitating low-cost Earth observation missions. Key features include an aperture size of 60 mm and availability in 5, 16, and 51 Mpixel configurations. It supports multiple data interfaces including LVDS, RS422, and Ethernet, with data transmission via UART RS485 at 6.25. The camera outputs images in RAW and JPEG formats and offers adjustable parameters such as integration time, frame rate, gain, and black level. Applications for the RavenEye5 include Earth observation, PAN Chromatic, Multi Spectral, and Hyper Spectral imaging, as well as self-defense. The camera has a 2U form factor, a mass of 1,300 grams, and consumes less than 5W of power. CAVU Aerospace also provides Engineering Model (EM) solutions with commercial off-the-shelf lens assemblies (16mm & 400mm) for reduced development costs and immediate shipment. Integration capabilities include drivers for Raspberry Pi and NVIDIA, hardware-accelerated imaging on Microchip PolarFire SoC FPGA for low-power, deterministic, high-throughput performance, and a RAW 12-bit Bayer pipeline with zero compression for full dynamic range and low-noise image quality. It also features real-time, lossless center cropping in hardware and integration with NVIDIA Jetson via up to 4-lane MIPI CSI-2 for high-bandwidth image streaming. The RavenEye5 offers dual CLI/GUI control interfaces for flexible operation and system integration and boasts a radiation-tolerant design with SEU immunity, ensuring continuous operation in space without scrubbing or recovery.
Documentation
- CAVU_s.LDU_.345_v2024.1-1.pdf PDF source: cavuaerospace.uk ↗
- CAVU-sLDU345-UG-in-Wiki-v2025.2.pdf PDF source: cavuaerospace.uk ↗
- CAVU-sLDU345-ICD-v2025.3.pdf PDF source: cavuaerospace.uk ↗
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