an example of an earth observation satellite capable of VHR as designed by reflex aerospace

Meet the OmniFlex UltraSharp

From Vision to Insight. A Very High Resolution EO Sat

Reflex’s High-Precision (OmniFlex HiPr) platform in combination with an outstanding VIS-NIR payload are developed to enable your very high-resolution (VHR) Earth observation applications.

Recommended Civil & Defense Target Applications

an example of the omniflex ultrasharp satellite for optical eo applications

2D and Stereo Imaging
Infrastructure Monitoring
Change Detection

Border Surveillance
Target Detection
Disaster Detection and Management

- 4 high-torque CMGs for outstanding stability and pointing accuracy
- 10x more angular acceleration than Reaction Wheels (RWs)
- 3x more AOI coverage
  Higher revisit time / reduced constellation size
- 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
        5+ Years
      
        Configuration
        Single or constellation rollout possible

PAYLOAD

  
        GSD
        50 cm native/30 cm processed (PAN @500km)
      
        Swath
        16 km (@500 km)
      
        Spectrum
        6 MS + PAN (VIS/NIR)
      
        Detector
        CIS 125 (Teledyne e2v) 
      
        Pixel Size/Number
        5μm / 16000 per line
      
        TDI Images
        Max. 64 in PAN

ATTITUDE, POSITION, and ORBIT CONTROL

  
        Pointing Accuracy
        < 0.01 deg (3σ)
      
        Pointing Knowledge 
        < 0.005 deg (3σ)
      
        Pointing Stability 
        < 0.001 deg/sec (3σ)
      
        Agility
        up to 4 deg/s 
      
        Angular Acceleration
        up to 6 deg/s2 
      
        Position Knowledge
        < 1m
      
        Propulsion
        Electric

PLATFORM

  
        Wet mass
        185 kg
      
        Power (nominal)
        250 W
      
        Power (peak)
        1kW+

COMMUNICATIONS

  
        TMTC
        S-Band
      
        Payload Data
        X-Band
      
        Payload Data Downlink Rate
        Up to 200 Mbps

Options

Extended design lifetime to 7+ years

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

Extended on-board data storage up to 4 TB

Adapted GSD & swath width with optional payloads.

Scalable power system

Optional secondary payloads for extended missions (e,g, hyperspectral, SWIR, IOT, AIS/VDES).

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