MSS SpecSat

MSS SpecSat

MSS Aphrodite
Function	Hyperspectral Imaging Satellite
Place of origin	Nouvelle Alexandrie
Designed	Minerva Space Systems
Manufacturer	Minerva Space Systems
Dimensions	5.3 m x 7.9 m x 7.9 m
Launch Mass	2,500 kg
Electrical Power	3.75 kW
Attitude control	3-axis momentum biased
Propulsion	12x monopropellant hydrazine thrusters, 1 N each
Telemetry	X/S Band
Instruments	Hyper Spectral Imager (1.1 m mirror, 0.25 m resolution, 280 spectral bands) Visible band Si scanning focal plane array (40 bands, 11.4nm spacing) NIR HgCdTe scanning focal plane array (80 bands, 11.4nm spacing) SWIR HgCdTe scanning focal plane array (80 bands, 11.4nm spacing) MWIR HgCdTe scanning focal plane array (80 bands, 25nm spacing)
Orbital parameters	Orbit height: 617 km Orbit inclination: 97 degrees Design Life: 5 years

The MSS SpecSat is a hyperspectral imaging satellite designed and manufactured by Javelin Industries' subsidiary, Minerva Space Systems. Its purpose is to support military operations by providing high-resolution, on-demand hyperspectral imaging (HSI) capabilities. The complete SpecSat system comprises a spacecraft with a hyperspectral imaging sensor payload as the space segment, and an operations center, mission data center, and mobile ground station as the ground segment.