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Miniaturization of Payloads (EO and SAR) for Small Satellites up to 180 kg Class
Typically, most earth observation satellites use large, bulky, heavy, and use corollary, expensive sensors. There is a need to leverage advancements in technology and manufacturing to facilitate miniaturization, without compromising on quality of images. Along with development of low weight satellites, compatible payloads (viz, EO & SAR) also need to be developed, so as to enable low cost, large scale manufacture. This challenge is a sub challenge of an ongoing challenge under iDEX DefSpace i.e. Miniaturized Multi-Payload Satellite (EO, IR, SAR Hyperspectral) upto 180 kgs. The payloads, therefore, being developed needs to be compatible with satellite buses being developed under the main challenge.
