Japanese satellite the size of a suitcase takes pictures of the Earth with a resolution of 2.5 meters

ArkEdge Space’s ONGLAISAT satellite, co-developed with Taiwan’s TASA space agency, took the images from an altitude of 410 km above the Earth’s surface. The satellite is equipped with TASA’s Korsch off-axis optical system, along with a TDI CMOS image sensor and image compression hardware, all packed into a 6U package, about the size of a desktop computer or a suitcase.

ArkEdge Space's ONGLAISAT satellite

ArkEdge Space has released zoomed-in black-and-white images showing highly detailed buildings and streets in the area near Seattle and the Patagonia region of Argentina. The company claims it has achieved the “ world’s highest ground resolution” in the CubeSat category, with a resolution of 2.5 meters to 3 meters.

Purpose of ONGLAISAT satellite

ONGLAISAT 's mission is scheduled to end next March before its optical technology is applied to future missions. "The pictures are as clear as aerial photographs, despite being taken by such a small satellite," said ArkEdge Space CEO Takayoshi Fukuyo.

Black and white photo taken from ONGLAISAT satellite

The main objectives of the ONGLAISAT mission were to test the optical system in space conditions, verify the attitude control system developed by the University of Tokyo (Japan), and validate the TDI technology along with the image processing process. All the objectives were successfully achieved.

It is known that the ONGLAISAT satellite was delivered to the International Space Station (ISS) in November 2024 and deployed from the Japanese experimental module "Kibo" on December 10, 2024.

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