Dragonfly-C

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Overview

The Dragonfly-C is a high-performant C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar satellite featuring advanced onboard processing capabilities for real-time SAR image formation, ground-moving target identification, and object detection and tracking.

Satellite Specifications
• Frequency Band → C-band
• Antenna Configuration → Deployable Phased Array
• Range Bandwith → 300-600 MHz
• Payload Mass → 176 kg
• Bus Dry Mass → 163 kg
• Satellite Mass → 350 kg
• Data Downlink → Up to 2.5 Gbps (≥ 1 Gbps avg.)

Imaging Modes
• Stripmap
• Spotlight
• ScanSAR
• Sliding Spotlight
• Stripmap Wide

Nominal Swath
• Stripmap → 20-44 km
• Spotlight → 10 km
• ScanSAR → 100 km

Nominal Product Length
• Stripmap → 100 km
• Spotlight → 5 km
• ScanSAR → 100 km

Incidence Angle
• Stripmap → 20-52°
• Spotlight → 20-35°
• ScanSAR → 20-35°

Extended imaging capabilities include:
• Sliding Spotlight
• Wide-swath Stripmap
• VideoSAR imaging modes

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Overview

Name: Dragonfly-C
Vendor: Dragonfly Aerospace
Subsystem: Bus and Platform
Component Type: SmallSat Platform
Form Factor: SmallSat
Heritage: N/A

Details

Antenna Configuration: Deployable Phased Array
Frequency Band: C-band
Payload Mass: 176 kg

Vendor Details

Name: Dragonfly Aerospace
Website: https://dragonflyaerospace.com/
Founded: 2020
Summary: Dragonfly Aerospace envisions a future in which our small, high-performance imaging satellites and payloads enable large imaging constellations that provide persistent views of the Earth in a variety of spectrums, providing unprecedented business intelligence and improving people's lives all over the world. Dragonfly Aerospace satellites and payloads are built on a 25-year legacy of components and design principles that date back to the first South African microsatellite, SUNSAT, which was launched in 1999. Since South Africa's entry into the space race, members of our team have worked on every microsatellite space mission.