LatConnect60 has selected Simera Sense as their high-resolution optical payload supplier for the SWIRSAT mission.
SWIRSAT is a mission that is partly funded by the Australian Federal Government and will focus on gathering high-resolution data on carbon emissions.
The SWIRSAT mission is set to launch in India in December 2026.
Global Space Technology Convention & Exhibition (GSTCE), Singapore, 2025/02/26 – Simera Sense, headquartered in Belgium, has been selected by LatConnect60 to supply a high-resolution multispectral imager for their upcoming SWIRSAT project. The SWIRSAT project is receiving funding from the Australian Federal Government as part of the Australian Space Agency’s ISI India program. Upon completion, the imager will be delivered to LatConnect60 in Australia for integration and testing with the satellite bus platform.
Since 2018, Simera Sense has been in a rapid growth phase and already has 24 optical payloads in space, more than 40 payloads delivered and ready for launch and approximately 70 payloads to be produced in the next 12 months. With offices in Belgium, South Africa, the United Kingdom, and France, the company is seeing a huge demand for its multispectral and hyperspectral instruments.
LatConnect60 is developing solutions to bridge the data-insight gap within the Earth Observation domain. With the SWIRSAT mission, LatConnect60 will focus on collecting information on carbon emissions at a high resolution. For this, they selected Simera Sense’s eight band MultiScape200 optical payload with 1.5m GSD. As part of this mission, LatConnect60 aims to lower the cost of data acquisition and insight generation for key indicators like methane and carbon dioxide – supporting the agriculture and resources sectors to achieve emissions reduction and NetZero targets.
Sharing his thoughts about the deal with LatConnect60, Simera Sense CEO Johann du Toit said:“We are proud to have our technology be used for an important mission such as this. Climate change is a threat we all face and gathering data on carbon emissions is important to understanding how we can combat it.”
LatConnect60 CEO Venkat Pillay added: “Integrating the Simera Sense MultiScape200 into this mission will allow us to capture high-resolution imagery basemaps and supporting visual inspection data that is complementary to our objectives of detecting, quantifying and visualising carbon emissions at scale. SWIRSAT will transform our ability to capture data and generate insights of key climate change indicators that are suitable for both carbon emissions and carbon sequestration monitoring applications.”
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About Simera Sense
Founded in 2018, Simera Sense is a leading provider of end-to-end earth observation camera solutions for the global small satellite market. Its high-resolution, ‘off-the-shelf’ cameras are used by diverse customers across a wide range of industries.
The core team’s passion for space and satellite engineering fuels their mission, along with a firm belief in the transformative power of small, cost-effective satellites.
Simera Sense has meticulously engineered a suite of cameras that are not only optimally sized, but also configurable for diverse missions. These cameras comply with the leading standardised satellite bus interfaces and data formats.
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About LatConnect60 (LC60 AI)
LatConnect60 (LC60 AI) is an Australian AI company, powered by Satellite Earth Observation (EO) data.
LC60 AI is headquartered in Perth, Western Australia and generates vital insights for our world through the vertical integration of AI algorithms, proprietary data processing and software platforms as well as its own Low Earth Orbit (LEO) EO satellite constellation with customised sensors on-orbit. It presently serves customers that require insights related to agriculture, carbon emissions monitoring, resources monitoring, moisture and weather forecasts.
LC60 AI continues to develop and own significant Intellectual Property (IP) on AI algorithms, data processing chains and software platforms to generate insights from various satellite and drone-based EO data.
For more information, please visit lc60.ai
