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Flight ready / modified COTS OEM Camera Solutions for Space

Raptor offers a range of next generation digital camera cores, from UV to SWIR, perfect for integration into LEO CubeSat payloads.


Raptor Photonics has been designing and manufacturing camera cores since 2006. We have years of flight heritage for commercial, civil and defence customers, with over 100 cameras now flying on LEO payloads over the last 5 years. We offer:

  • Proven Flight Heritage: Over the last 5 years Raptor’s cameras have been successfully flown on multiple Low Earth Orbit (LEO) CubeSat missions, operating at altitudes between 160-600 km. Some Cubesat cameras have been part of various ride-share programs, demonstrating reliability in Space missions.
  • Comprehensive Camera Solutions: We offer a broad range of camera cores covering wavelengths from UV (180nm) to SWIR (1700nm). Solutions include both Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) options and fully custom OEM designs, supporting platforms ranging from 1U to 10U. We offer engineering and flight-ready models.
  • Flight-Proven, Rugged Performance: Our cameras electronics are Size, Weight and Power (SWaP) optimised, athermalised, and ruggedised to withstand launch conditions and the extreme operating enviroments of space, including temperature and radiation.This ensures consistent optical performance throughout the mission life cycle.
  • Customised Imaging for Specific Needs: Leveraging in-depth experience, we collaborate with OEMs and system integrators to provide custom-designed imaging solutions that meet specific resolution, field of view, spectral,optical and environmental requirements, enabling tailored and efficient mission success.
  • High Quality: Raptor Cameras are designed to ISO9001:2008 and MilSpec standards. We offer typical lead times of 6 weeks for flight-ready COTS cameras . We offer accessible and affordable to new space companies.

     Flight-Ready cameras for UV, VIS, NIR and SWIR wavelengths.

Raptor SWIR camera coupled to a Catadioptric Telescope.

For more information please contact us on sales@raptorphotonics.com