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.
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Simera Sense has over forty payloads currently on orbit.
The partnership between Simera Sense and Infinite Orbits focuses on integrating different sensor subsystems for optical payloads.
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).
Simera Sense will supply its commercial off-the-shelf optical payload as a complimentary subsystem to Infinite Orbits’ payloads.
Simera Sense has over forty payloads on orbit and is a leader in providing reliable and accessible payloads in the new Space market.
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).
The partnership between Infinite Orbits and Simera Sense involves integrating and relaying different sensor subsystems for optical payloads.
Simera Sense plans to develop an SSA-dedicated payload in Toulouse, France, to fulfill market needs.
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.
The United Kingdom office is intended to support Simera Sense’s expanding customer base in the region.
Simera Sense plans to produce approximately 70 payloads in the next 12 months.
Simera Sense plans a core Toulouse team of 4 to 6 members by Q4 2024.
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.
Invest in Toulouse has supported Simera Sense since 2019 by facilitating connections with the local ecosystem, potential customers, and key institutions.
Simera Sense has 43 optical payloads delivered and ready for launch to customers worldwide.
Simera Sense is opening an optical payload development hub and office in Toulouse, France.
Simera Sense was founded in 2018 and is a specialized business unit within Simera Group, a multi-disciplinary engineering company based in South Africa.
Simera Sense is supporting the European Space Agency’s Phi-Sat-2 mission to test artificial intelligence capabilities on an Earth observation cubesat.
Simera Sense plans to establish a new facility in 2025, likely in Europe, to increase production capacity at least five times.
Simera Sense raised nearly $15,000,000 to expand system assembly facilities out of South Africa and closer to its component producers in Europe.