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Spaceview™ Small Satellite Imaging Solutions

Flexible and Configurable to Support Multiple Missions

With diverse sensor capabilities and a broad spectral range, L3Harris SpaceView payloads can be tailored to support different missions. These imaging solutions offer a full spectral range of choices — from visible through infrared and up to 8-band multispectral sensing. Larger SpaceView payloads can support two onboard camera configurations, increasing system coverage dramatically and enabling an expanded area of interest for tracking and analysis. SpaceView payloads can even support multiple missions with two different camera modalities in the same payload.

Affordable Persistence

In the past, satellite solutions with sufficient imaging capabilities have been cost prohibitive for many industries and did not provide the persistent coverage required to be truly useful. L3Harris, which has long produced some of the most trusted “eyes” in space, has addressed this need by re-engineering its high-end optics, patented structures and outstanding image quality offerings to produce the SpaceView line of high-performance imaging payloads. Tailored for constellations of smaller satellites, SpaceView systems enable faster revisit rates and greater coverage at an affordable price — while still delivering critical intelligence.

Small Payload Design

L3Harris SpaceView payloads provide high-resolution imagery in a small, lightweight form factor. With apertures ranging from 0.24 to 0.8 meters, SpaceView systems meet imaging and size, weight and power requirements for nanosats, microsats and smallsats. With high-resolution imaging ranging from 0.24- to 1.1-meter GSD, SpaceView models 24, 35 and 42 are highresolution payloads that can use standard ESPA configurations.

SPACEVIEW™ Specifications

SPACEVIEW 80 (SV-80)
Satellite class Smallsat
Aperture 0.8 m
Payload mass 150 kg – 225 kg
Imaging power  250 W – 350 W
Resolution at 500km ground sampling distance (GSD) 0.22 m – 0.35 m
Sensor capabilities 
  • Staring
  • Scanning
  • Motion imagery/video
  • Low light
Bands
  • Visible panchromatic/color
  • Panchromatic, 4- or 8-band multispectral
  • SWIR/MWIR

 

SPACEVIEW 50 (SV-50)
Satellite class Smallsat
Aperture 0.5 m
Payload mass 90 kg – 130 kg
Imaging power 70 W – 170 W
Resolution at 500km ground sampling distance (GSD) 0.35 m– 0.5 m
Sensor capabilities
  • Staring
  • Scanning
  • Motion imagery/video
  • Low light
Bands
  • Visible panchromatic/color
  • Panchromatic, 4- or 8-band multispectral
  • SWIR/MWIR

 

SPACEVIEW 42 (SV-42)
Satellite class Microsat
Aperture 0.42 m
Payload mass 25 kg – 40 kg
Imaging power  70 W – 170 W
Resolution at 500km ground sampling distance (GSD) 0.5 m – 0.75 m
Sensor capabilities
  • Staring
  • Scanning
  • Motion imagery/video
  • Low light
Bands
  • Visible panchromatic/color
  • Panchromatic, 4- or 8-band multispectral

 

SPACEVIEW 35 (SV-35)
Satellite class Microsat
Aperture 0.35 m
Payload mass 20 kg – 35 kg
Imaging power 70 W – 170 W
Resolution at 500km ground sampling distance (GSD) 0.7 m – 1.0 m
Sensor capabilities
  • Staring
  • Scanning
  • Motion imagery/video
  • Low light
Bands
  • Visible panchromatic/color
  • Panchromatic, 4- or 8-band multispectral

 

SPACEVIEW 24 (SV-24)
Satellite class Nanosat
Aperture  0.24 m
Payload mass <10 kg
Imaging power 10 W
Resolution at 500km ground sampling distance (GSD) 0.9 m - 1.1 m
Sensor capabilities
  • Staring
  • Motion imagery/video
  • Low light
Bands
  • Visible panchromatic/color

 

Spaceview Brochures

  • L3Harris Spaceview Brochure

    SpaceView Small Satellite Imaging Solutions Brochure

  • L3Harris Spaceview Infographic

    SpaceView Imaging Technology

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