Payloads & Instruments — Space Hardware Marketplace

TY35 (NCHU-1) Multispectral Ecological Monitoring Satellite

• Optical systemOff-axis three-mirror optical system
• DetectorHigh-quantum-efficiency, low-noise CMOS detector
• Lead institutionNanchang Hangkong University

Intelligent multispectral ecological-environment monitoring satellite with an off-axis three-mirror camera and high-QE CMOS detector.

TY42 (Shenqi-2) C-band SAR Satellite

• SAR bandC-band
• Special capabilityOperational InSAR (interferometric SAR) for millimeter-level deformation monitoring
• Constellation revisit cycle3-4 days (with Shenqi-1 and Fucheng-1)

Next-generation lightweight, low-cost C-band SAR satellite with operational InSAR capability for millimeter-level surface deformation monitoring.

TY29 (DIZHI-1) Hyperspectral Remote Sensing Satellite

• Spectral range410 nm - 2,480 nm (hyperspectral)
• Detection technologyTDI (Time-Delay Integration) multi-spectral visible-light detection; infrared focal-plane filter spectral splitting
• Lead institutionChina University of Geosciences (Wuhan)

Hyperspectral geological remote sensing satellite (410-2480 nm) developed with China University of Geosciences for mineral, soil and water-pollution…

Chaohu-1 SAR Satellite

• SAR bandC-band
• Generation2nd-generation Spacety commercial SAR satellite (after Hisea-1)
• Data delivery timeWithin 6 hours of acquisition (emergency imaging)

Second-generation commercial C-band SAR satellite, launched February 2022, with improved resolution, swath, downlink, and onboard AI data processing.

Hisea-1 SAR Satellite

World's first commercial C-band smallsat SAR satellite with a phased-array antenna, a 185 kg flat-panel foldable design achieving…

SAR Constellation (Dual C/X-band)

• Radar bandsC-band and X-band (dual-band)
• CoverageGlobal, every point on Earth
• Operating conditionsDay and night, all-weather (rain or shine)

Dual-band (C-band and X-band) commercial SAR Earth-observation constellation providing real-time day/night, all-weather imagery of any point on Earth.

NovaSAR

• Imaging frequency band3.1-3.3 GHz (S-band)
• AntennaMicrostrip patch phased array, 3m x 1m, 18 phase centres
• Peak RF power1.8 kW

Small S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar mission on the SSTL-MINI platform, launched 2018.

Precision

• GSDNative 0.6 m PAN at reference orbit; 0.3 m effective pixel sampling (4 half-pixel shifted PAN channels); 1.2 m multispectral
• Swath9.7 km at reference orbit
• Spectral bandsPAN 450-700 nm; 6 multispectral bands 420-900 nm, up to 4 simultaneous

Very high resolution optical Earth observation satellite for mapping, surveillance and security applications.

TrueColour

• GSD5 m
• Swath120 km
• Spectral bandsMultispectral, 9 bands 433-907 nm

Medium resolution, wide swath multispectral Earth observation satellite built on the Carbonite platform.

CarbSAR

• GSD0.5 m
• Swath4 km
• Spectral bandsX-Band

Small satellite with deployable X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar payload for day/night, all-weather imaging.

DarkCarb

• GSD4 m
• Swath4 km
• Spectral bandsMWIR (3.7-4.95 µm)

High resolution mid-wave infrared (MWIR) imaging satellite for day and night Earth observation.

Carbonite

• GSD1 m
• Swath5.5 km
• Spectral bandsOptical (RGB Bayer)

Low-cost 1m GSD optical Earth observation satellite providing HD colour video from space.

GNSS-RO Atmospheric and Ionospheric Data

• InstrumentPyxis GNSS-RO receiver (4th generation, NASA-heritage, rad-hard)
• Signal sourcesGPS, GLONASS, Galileo, BeiDou
• SNR1,500 V/V (60 dB-Hz) — 7.5× higher than competing instruments

High-resolution GNSS Radio Occultation data from LEO constellation delivering global atmospheric profiles at 100m vertical resolution with SNR…

Puli Lunar Water Snooper (PLWS)

• Instrument typeMiniature neutron spectrometer
• MeasurementAlbedo neutron count rates (subsurface hydrogen / water ice proxy)
• Mission heritageIM-2 (Intuitive Machines), launched February 2025, Micro Nova Hopper

NASA-prize-winning miniature neutron spectrometer for mapping water ice in lunar south polar soil, flight-proven on Intuitive Machines' IM-2…

Quub Earth Observation Constellation

• PlatformPocketQube-class microsatellites
• ApplicationsWater resources, forests, crops, air quality monitoring
• Ground systemsAI-powered imagery processing

PocketQube constellation delivering high-frequency Earth observation imagery for water, agriculture, disaster response, and air quality monitoring.

RCMOS Space Camera

• Sensor typeCMOS, global shutter, progressive scan
• Spectral range0.3–1.1 µm (visible + NIR)
• VariantsMono and colour

Space-qualified CMOS camera for LEO CubeSat integration, combining compact form factor with high sensitivity across 0.3–1.1 µm.

Ninox eSWIR 640 Space Camera

• Spectral rangeExtended SWIR (eSWIR), beyond 2 µm
• Format640 pixels
• ApplicationsHyperspectral imaging, night-time surveillance, thermal and mineral remote sensing

Extended-SWIR 640-pixel space camera for hyperspectral, thermal, and night-time remote sensing payloads on LEO CubeSats.

Eagle 47-10 Space Camera

• SensorBack-illuminated 1MP CCD (Teledyne e2v)
• Pixel size13 µm x 13 µm
• Peak QE>90% @ 525 nm; 50% @ 380 nm and 720 nm

Deep-cooled back-illuminated 1MP CCD space camera with 7-year vacuum guarantee and >90% QE at 525 nm for LEO…