Teledyne e2v hooks up with Starris Optima on cameras for small satellites

“Our joint development of these compact camera payloads begins to address a growing and significant market as small sat applications move beyond LEO into the cislunar economy, which is a steppingstone to Mars habitation,” says Teledyne vp Antonino Spatola.

In the past, Teledyne has partnered with NASA, ESA, JAXA, and KARI, collaborating with national research institutions and commercial organisations on over 250 space projects.

Starris integrates space-rated optics, sensors, and electronics into digital cameras and instruments using pre-engineered modular systems, which reduces risk, cost, and time in delivering custom optical-based payloads for space.

The collaboration will focus on applications that include earth observation, space navigation, in-orbit servicing, in-situ resource ultilisation, in-orbit manufacturing and space domain awareness.