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High-Resolution VNIR-SWIR Camera (VS1)

HS1 is the first hyperspectral camera developed at Spin.Works, and is currently in orbit on board the AEROS satellite. With a ground resolution of 55m/pixel at 500km altitude, it can acquire images in 140 different colors in the VIS-NIR range (470-900nm) at a frame rate of up to 70fps.

Specifications

OPTICS
50mm, f/2.8
FOV
18.2 degrees (diagonal)
GSD
55m/pixel @ 500km alt. (native)
DIMENSIONS
86.3 x 66 x 55 mm
MASS
~500g
POWER
5W (max.), 2W (idle)
VOLTAGE
6-17VDC
RESOLUTION
2048 x 1088 pixels
PIXEL DEPTH
12-bit (ADC)
PIXEL SIZE
5.5um
SENSOR
IMEC LS150
EXPOSURE
11.58us – 5s
FRAME RATE
up to 70fps
SHUTTER TYPE
Global Shutter
SOC
Xilinx Zynq-7020
CPU
dual-core ARM Cortex-A9
FPGA
Xilinx Artix-7
TRL
TRL9 (AEROS, 2024)

OTHER FUNCTIONALITIES

  • In-flight reconfigurable exposure
  • Automatic exposure calibration procedure
  • Onboard Hypercube Alignment
  • Real-time FPGA-based multi- and hyperspectral lossless image compression
  • Internal storage of up to 500 images
  • Shared avionics concept (star tracker + miniaturized hyperspectral camera)
  • Dual-camera processor

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