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Space Satellite Sensor

C468 for CMOS MSOC

  • 12,000 pixels of PAN and 6,000 pixels of four Multi-spectral (B, G, R, NIR) 

  • Extra high speed (0.3 ms / line integration time) 

  • 10 μm x 10 μm for PAN and 20 μm x 20 μm for Multi-spectral

Space Satellite Sensor scale
topographic map of Taiwan captured by space satellite sensor

Topographic Map of Taiwan, captured by our C468.

Focal Plane Array (Space Camera)

  • Pan : 12000 pixel, 10 μm pitch, @ 297 μs ± 5% integration time

  • MS (4 bands) : 6000 pixels, 20 μm pitch, @ 594 μs ± 5% integration time

  • Band to band registration error < 1 μm

  • Band to band flatness < 1 μm

  • Band to band peak elevation < 1 μm

pro Space focal plane

SNR Requirements

Satellite Sensor SNR specifications table

C640 for 3D Terrain Mapping Camera ( TMC )

  • ​4000 linear image sensor, PGA, 12 bit ADC output 

  • Destructive / Non destructive readout mode 

  • Global exposure control pin to control integration time 

  • Low fixed pattern noise, high dynamic range

C650 for Hyper-Spectral Camera ( Hysl )

  • 256 x 512 area sensor, PGA, 12 bit ADC output

  • 50 μm x 50 μm pixel size 

  • Snap shot function, up to 250 ms integration time

  • Row wise response compensation, dark voltage cancellation 

  • < 1 % of the linearity

Space Sensor size comparison

Moon Mission

Space satellite sensor - moon mission

Radiation

Space-radiation

To learn more about our CMOS space sensors, please read the following information:

CMOS Sensor for RSI applications :

Multi band CMOS Sensor simplify FPA design :
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