Phase One “Space Hardened” Camera

[akaru]

iXM-SP150 Camera

Designed and built to operate in Low Earth Orbit in Space, iXM-SP150 is a snapshot matrix camera, ready for integration with Space telescopes and satellite hardware.

geospatial.phaseone.com

This beast doesn’t have a global shutter, does it?

 

[buildbot]

iXM-SP150 Camera

Designed and built to operate in Low Earth Orbit in Space, iXM-SP150 is a snapshot matrix camera, ready for integration with Space telescopes and satellite hardware.

geospatial.phaseone.com

This beast doesn’t have a global shutter, does it?

Not in any docs I could find, it seems to be the standard IMX411 in a space hardened package. They slip in this has been in orbit since 2022!

 

[ThdeDude]

For one instant I thought "IQ5"!

 

[akaru]

For one instant I thought "IQ5"!

Presumably not until Sony makes a new sensor. They haven’t even finished the iq4 yet

 

[tcdeveau]

Presumably not until Sony makes a new sensor. They haven’t even finished the iq4 yet

Haha, ouch, shots fired.

Space phase is cool though! I'd love to see some images but I imagine this type of thing is probably used to monitor hardware and exterior damage and what not so any out there might not be too interesting.

 

[diggles]

The video highlights that it is a "Snapshot Matrix Camera". I did a quick "what is a snapshot matrix camera" Google search and didn't find an answer to what it means. Is snapshot matrix camera a marketing phrase or a specific type of technology?

 

[buildbot]

The video highlights that it is a "Snapshot Matrix Camera". I did a quick "what is a snapshot matrix camera" Google search and didn't find an answer to what it means. Is snapshot matrix camera a marketing phrase or a specific type of technology?

I believe they mean it’s an array - 2d, vs. a single linear line. Since it is in space, orbiting, a lot of space cameras just literally scan the ground as they orbit. This saves weight/cost/area but would distort anything moving really fast.

 

[f8orbust]

And there was me thinking all the time that it was only P1's prices which were stratospheric. Turns out their cameras are as well.

(Actually, I think these will be used in the exosphere, but my witticism wouldn't have worked as well).

Jim