The MultiScape100 CIS provides continuous line-scan imaging in 7 spectral bands, with up to 32 digital TDI stages. The large aperture diameter and long focal length of the xScape100 VNIR OFE enables a GSD of 4.75 m at an orbital height of 500 km.
The MultiScape100 CIS is designed with a single goal in mind, to capture the earth in greater detail, more depth and a wider range of spectral bands within a 3U and 6U CubeSat form factor. This imager is based on a global shutter CMOS image sensor and a multispectral filter in the visible and near-infrared (VNIR) spectral range, each with up to 32 digital digital TDI stages.
GSD at 500 km
swath at 500 km
in the Vnir range
VOLUME
across track
stages per band
| Optics | |
| Focal Length | 580 mm ±1 mm |
| Aperture | 95 mm |
| Full Field of View | 2.22° (across-track); |
| Imaging | |
| Configuration | Push Broom |
| Sensor Technology | CMOS Global Shutter |
| Resolution | 4096 pixels |
| Pixel Size | 5.5 µm |
| Pixel Depth | 10-bit |
| Spectral Filter | 7 Band (Butchers Block) |
| Spectral Range | 450 nm to 900 nm |
| Digital TDI Stages | Up to 32 per Band |
| On-Board Electronics | |
| Storage Capacity | 128 Gigabyte EDAC protected NAND Flash |
| Image Processing | Binning, Thumbnails |
| Image Compression | CCSDS 122.0-B-2 Lossy/Lossless (optional) |
| Video Processing | H.264 1080p30 (optional) |
| Control Interface Options | I2C, SPI SpaceWire (ECSS-E-ST-50-12C) (optional) RS-422, RS-485 (optional) |
| Data Interface Options | LVDS SpaceWire (ECSS-E-ST-50-12C) (optional) USART (optional) |
| Power Supply | 5.0 V DC ± 250mV |
| Power Consumption | 2.5 W when idle or during readout 5.8 W during imaging |
| Mechanical | |
| Mass | 1.1 kg ± 5% |
| Dimensions | 98 x 98 x 176 mm |
| Environmental | |
| Operating Temperature | -10 to +50 °C |
| Sun-facing duration | Sun can be within FFOV for up to 5 minutes |
| Radiation (TID) | Fully functional up to at least 15 krad Some degradation in Flash storage at higher doses |