an example of what a SAR satellite may look like as delivered by reflex aerospace

Meet the OmniFlex TSAR

From Spotting to Awareness

Reflex’s High-Precision (OmniFlex HiPr) platform, in combination with an outstanding SAR payload, is developed to enable very high-resolution (VHR) Earth observation applications with 24/7 monitoring under any weather conditions.

Civil & Defense Target Applications

an example of reflex aerospace's TSAR satellite configuration to synthetic aperture radar solutions

Maritime Security
Border and infrastructure monitoring
Disaster relief and prevention
Environmental impact assessment
All-weather reconnaissance and surveillance

- X-band high-sensitivity SAR payload
- Phased Array technology with rapid electrical beam steering for coverage of areas of interest
- High-capacity power subsystem to support increased payload duty cycle
- Reflex's Autonomous Reconfigurable Computer (ARC) with in house developed avionics unit
- Multi-core ARM-based architecture
- Security by Design with Linux-based OS
- SW-defined architecture for in-orbit mission adaption
- Full redundancy and 1 TB of redundant storage
- In-orbit image processing and analysis ready
- AI application compatible
Reflex follows all relevant space debris mitigation guidelines.

The Specs

MISSION LAYOUT

  
        Orbit
        450 - 1000 km
      
        Inclination
        SSO or Individual
      
        Lifetime
        3-5 Years
      
        Configuration
        Single or multi-satellite

PAYLOAD (@500km)

  
        Imaging Modes
        Spot, Strip, Scan, and More
      
        Spot Resolution (slant range x azimut)
        0.15 x 0.3 m
      
        Strip Resolution (slant range x azimut)
        0.5 x 2 m
      
        Strip Swath
        5 x 5 km 
      
        Strip Swath
        30 x 140 km
      
        Access Region
        20-45 deg
      
        Polarization
        Full (VV/HV/VH/HH)

ATTITUDE, POSITION, and ORBIT CONTROL

  
        Architecture
        Agile 3-axis Stabilized
      
        Pointing Accuracy
        < 0.01 deg (3σ)
      
        Pointing Knowledge 
        < 0.005 deg (3σ)
      
        Agility
        2 deg/s 
      
        Position Knowledge
        < 1m
      
        Propulsion
        Electric

PLATFORM

  
        Wet Mass
        425kg
      
        Power (Nominal)
        400 W
      
        Power (Peak)
        10kW
      
        Battery Capacity
        3kWh

COMMUNICATIONS

  
        TMTC
        S-Band
      
        Payload Data
        X-Band
      
        Payload Data Downlink Rate
        Up to 1 Gbps

Options

Extended design lifetime

Adapted propulsion (thrust, delta-v) for any mission profile.

Extended on-board data storage up to 4 TB

Adaptable resolution and swaths based on payload configuration.

Scalable power system

Optional secondary payloads for extended missions.

High-throughput Ka/Ku or optical (S2S, S2G) data links