Lemu Nge will use an onboard hyperspectral camera to capture high-resolution images with a 4.75 m ground sampling distance in over 30 visible and infrared bands.
Chilean company Lemu is building an atlas of the Earth’s biosphere using data from Lemu Nge to develop and evaluate conservation plans and sustainability strategies.
Lemu Nge is designed to observe biodiversity across 51 billion hectares of Earth’s surface.
The launch of Lemu Nge is planned aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2023.
The Simera hyperspectral camera on Lemu Nge is capable of measuring 32 spectral bands with wavelengths between 450 and 900 nanometers.
The key instrument on Lemu Nge is a high-resolution hyperspectral camera supplied by Simera from South Africa.
Lemu Nge includes an onboard propulsion system using a liquid metal ion thruster designed to allow the smallsat to safely deorbit and leave no space debris behind.
NanoAvionics received a contract from Lemu to build a biodiversity observation satellite mission named Lemu Nge.
The key instrument on Lemu Nge is a high-resolution hyperspectral camera supplied by Simera from South Africa.
Lemu Nge will operate in a Sun-synchronous orbit with revisit rates from one to seven days for the same region.
Lemu Nge is planned to launch aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 in 2023.
The Simera hyperspectral camera on Lemu Nge measures 32 spectral bands with wavelengths between 450 and 900 nanometers.
Lemu Nge completes one orbit around the Earth every 90 minutes, resulting in 14 orbits each day.