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Simera Sense

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Simera Sense, founded in 2018, is a leading provider of end-to-end optical payload solutions for the small satellite Earth observation industry. The company designs, develops, and builds high-resolution cameras and imagers for CubeSats, micro-satellites, and small satellites, offering solutions in the RGB, video, multispectral, and hyperspectral domains. Simera Sense has partnerships with organizations like Open Cosmos, AAC Clyde Space, OHB Systems, and the European Space Agency (ESA). Associated keywords include: earth observation, optical payloads, small satellites, imaging solutions, and remote sensing.

commercialFounded 2014
Cape Town, South Africa
www.simera-sense.com
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Simera Sense has over forty payloads currently on orbit.

CapabilityValue 3.5Sep 19, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply space-based SSA payload with Orbit Guard™ mission as part of the CNES and France 2030 program.

The partnership between Simera Sense and Infinite Orbits focuses on integrating different sensor subsystems for optical payloads.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 19, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply space-based SSA payload with Orbit Guard™ mission as part of the CNES and France 2030 program.

Simera Sense’s product portfolio includes the xScape50 (1U volume at 30m resolution), the xScape100 (1.5U volume at 4.75m resolution), and the xScape200 (12U volume at 1.5m resolution).

CapabilityValue 4.6Sep 19, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply space-based SSA payload with Orbit Guard™ mission as part of the CNES and France 2030 program.

Simera Sense will supply its commercial off-the-shelf optical payload as a complimentary subsystem to Infinite Orbits’ payloads.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 18, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply Space-based SSA payload

Simera Sense has over forty payloads on orbit and is a leader in providing reliable and accessible payloads in the new Space market.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.0Sep 18, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply Space-based SSA payload

Infinite Orbits will incorporate Simera Sense’s optical payload onto an Infinite Orbits mission, part of the French governmental program named France 2030 led by the French Space Agency (CNES).

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 18, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply Space-based SSA payload

The partnership between Infinite Orbits and Simera Sense involves integrating and relaying different sensor subsystems for optical payloads.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 18, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply Space-based SSA payload

Simera Sense plans to develop an SSA-dedicated payload in Toulouse, France, to fulfill market needs.

PlanCapabilityGrowthValue 3.0Sep 18, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply Space-based SSA payload

Simera Sense’s product portfolio includes the xScape50 (1U volume at 30m resolution), the xScape100 (1.5U volume at 4.75m resolution), and the xScape200 (12U volume at 1.5m resolution), all designed for satellite-based observation applications.

CapabilityValue 4.5Sep 18, 2025Infinite Orbits selects Simera Sense to supply Space-based SSA payload

The United Kingdom office is intended to support Simera Sense’s expanding customer base in the region.

GrowthRelationshipsValue 2.0Oct 15, 2024Simera Sense expands into the UK with establishment of a local office

Simera Sense plans to produce approximately 70 payloads in the next 12 months.

PlanGrowthValue 4.0Oct 15, 2024Simera Sense expands into the UK with establishment of a local office

Simera Sense plans a core Toulouse team of 4 to 6 members by Q4 2024.

GrowthPlanValue 4.0Jun 21, 2024Simera Sense opening an optical payload development hub in Toulouse France

Aerospace Valley, ADOCC, Business France, and Toulouse’s economic development agency collaborated to support the launch of Simera Sense’s new R&D and engineering centre.

RelationshipsValue 3.5Jun 21, 2024Simera Sense opening an optical payload development hub in Toulouse France

Invest in Toulouse has supported Simera Sense since 2019 by facilitating connections with the local ecosystem, potential customers, and key institutions.

RelationshipsValue 2.3Jun 21, 2024Simera Sense opening an optical payload development hub in Toulouse France

Simera Sense has 43 optical payloads delivered and ready for launch to customers worldwide.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.8Jun 21, 2024Simera Sense opening an optical payload development hub in Toulouse France

Simera Sense is opening an optical payload development hub and office in Toulouse, France.

GrowthValue 3.5Apr 1, 2024U.S. + UK partner in regard to AI safety

Simera Sense was founded in 2018 and is a specialized business unit within Simera Group, a multi-disciplinary engineering company based in South Africa.

GovernanceGeneralValue 2.0Mar 12, 2024Earth observation camera maker raises $15 million for European expansion

Simera Sense is supporting the European Space Agency’s Phi-Sat-2 mission to test artificial intelligence capabilities on an Earth observation cubesat.

CapabilityGeneralValue 4.0Mar 12, 2024Earth observation camera maker raises $15 million for European expansion

Simera Sense plans to establish a new facility in 2025, likely in Europe, to increase production capacity at least five times.

GrowthPlanValue 4.0Mar 12, 2024Earth observation camera maker raises $15 million for European expansion

Simera Sense raised nearly $15,000,000 to expand system assembly facilities out of South Africa and closer to its component producers in Europe.

FinancialGrowthCapabilityValue 4.0Mar 12, 2024Earth observation camera maker raises $15 million for European expansion
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