Gecko Imager
Dragonfly Aerospace
Compact RGB imager for CubeSats as small as 1U-2U.
Technical specifications
- Spatial Resolution (GSD) at 500 km
- 39 m (wide swath variant: 39 m)
- Swath at 500 km
- 80 km (wide swath variant: 160 km)
- Mass (incl. electronics)
- <0.5 kg
- Spectral Bands
- Standard RGB
- Physical Size
- 1U (65 mm x 90 mm x 105 mm)
- Data Format
- 8-bit or 10-bit
- Integrated Mass Data Storage
- 128 Gigabytes
- Compression
- RAW or J2K lossless or lossy
- Data Interface
- LVDS, SpaceWire
- TMTC
- SPI, I2C, CAN, RS422, RS485
- Power Usage
- Imaging mode <6-7 W, Readout mode <4 W
- Power Supply
- 5V DC
- Operating Temperature
- +10°C to +30°C
- Survival Temperature
- -20°C to +55°C
- TRL
- 9
About
The Gecko imager is a compact, easily integrated imaging solution for CubeSat missions that offers large data storage and high image quality in a small form factor. It delivers colour images and high-frame-rate video to CubeSats as small as 2U, providing versatile performance. TRL 9, flight-proven.
Documentation
No public datasheet yet — request the datasheet / ICD from the supplier.
