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We empower our customers to become leaders in Earth Observation, combining advanced optical payloads with image processing to deliver trusted, high-quality insight across RGB, video, multispectral and hyperspectral applications.

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RGB snapshot
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xScape50

The xScape50 delivers wide-area imaging in a compact CubeSat payload, capturing video, multispectral and hyperspectral data with effortless precision.

30 m
GSD @ 500 km

120 km
SWATH @ 500 km

1U
Volume
Best for
Wide-area coverage
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RGB snapshot
Multispectral
Hyperspectral

xScape100

The xScape100 delivers high-performance Earth observation in a compact nanosatellite payload, combining reliable quality with cost-effective precision.
4.75 m
GSD @ 500 km
19.4 km
SWATH @ 500 km
1.5U
Volume
Best for
High-performance multispectral and hyperspectral imagery
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RGB snapshot
Multispectral

xScape200

The xScape200 delivers exceptional spatial resolution in a 16U CubeSat payload, bringing advanced Earth observation applications to life with precision and clarity.
1.5 m
GSD @ 500 km
14 km
SWATH @ 500 km
12U
Volume
Best for
High-resolution imagery in RGB and multispectral
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CubeSat flying in Low Earth Observation

Optimised for CubeSats

Our compact form factors from 1U to 12U enable high-performance Earth observation capabilities while maintaining cost-effective launch profiles for nanosatellite missions.

Get to space effortlessly with systems that consistently deliver high-quality data on time and within budget.

The Simera Sense difference for your EO mission

Proven heritage

+50 optical payloads in orbit.

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Full ecosystem

Optical payload, imager electronics and image processing under one supplier.

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ESA EDAP+ best practice alignment

Designed for the Simera Sense xScape product range, handling multispectral and hyperspectral payloads.

Standardised form factors

1U to 12U reducing integration risk.

The Simera Sense difference for your EO mission

Proven heritage

+50 optical payloads in orbit.

Find out more

Full ecosystem

Optical payload, imager electronics and image processing under one supplier.

Discover our Image Processing Tools

ESA EDAP+ best practice alignment

Designed for the Simera Sense xScape product range, handling multispectral and hyperspectral payloads.

Standardised form factors

1U to 12U reducing integration risk.

Built for the applications that matter

Our EO cameras power critical applications across precision agriculture, water management, forestry, mining, battlefield assessment and disaster management — turning satellite imagery into actionable insight where it matters most.

Precision agriculture

Water management

Forestry

Mining

Battlefield assessment

Disaster assessment

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Common questions about EO cameras

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“An earth observation (EO) camera is an optical payload mounted on a satellite or CubeSat that captures imagery of Earth’s surface. EO cameras range from RGB (visible light) snapshot imagers to multispectral sensors capturing discrete wavelength bands, to hyperspectral imagers resolving hundreds of spectral channels. Key performance parameters include ground sampling distance (GSD), swath width, spectral range, and satellite form factor compatibility.”
Multispectral cameras capture a small number of discrete spectral bands — typically 4 to 8 — including visible and near-infrared wavelengths. They are well-suited to vegetation health indices and land cover classification. Hyperspectral cameras capture dozens to hundreds of contiguous narrow bands, enabling material-level spectral fingerprinting for applications like mineralogy, environmental monitoring, and crop disease detection. Simera Sense offers both: MultiScape (8 VNIR bands) and HyperScape (32 VNIR bands).

Simera Sense cameras are designed for 1U, 1.5U, and 12U CubeSat form factors. xScape50 targets 3U platforms, xScape100 fits 6U and larger configurations, and xScape200 is designed for 16U and larger satellites requiring sub-2 m ground resolution.

At 500 km altitude, the xScape50 achieves approximately 30 m GSD, the xScape100 achieves 4.75 m GSD, and the xScape200 achieves 1.5 m GSD. Actual GSD varies with orbital altitude — contact us for orbit-specific performance analysis.

Yes. Simera Sense provides turnkey on-ground image processing tools including radiometric calibration, orthorectification, and band registration. For on-board data and image processing we work with a range of partners with proven mission success.

Flight heritage refers to a payload’s verified operational history in orbit. It means the design has survived launch vibration, the space radiation environment, thermal cycling, and vacuum — and has produced usable data. Simera Sense has over 50 payloads in orbit with more than 36,000 collective days of heritage, which substantially reduces mission risk compared to first-flight hardware.

The three xScape families differ primarily in form factor, aperture, and resulting ground resolution. xScape50 is a 1U compact camera optimised for wide-area coverage. xScape100 is a 1.5U system offering a balance of resolution and swath. xScape200 is a high-performance 12U system achieving sub-2 m GSD from a nanosatellite. xScape50 and xScape100 are available in RGB (TriScape), multispectral (MultiScape), or hyperspectral (HyperScape) variants, xScape200 is available in RGB (TriScape) or multispectral (MultiScape).

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