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Dutch optical instrumentation company (founded 1998, Sassenheim NL). Manufactures compact hyperspectral and X-ray optical systems for space and industrial applications. EO product line: HyperScout family (HS1/HS2/M/S), TScout, Valk. Three legal entities: cosine Research BV (NL parent), cosine GmbH (DE), cosine Remote Sensing SRL (IT).

cosine Research BV is a Dutch optical instrumentation company founded in 1998 and headquartered in Sassenheim, the Netherlands.[1] The company develops mission-specific measurement systems across three business units (Remote Sensing, High-Energy Optics, and Inspection Systems), operating as a B2B instrument manufacturer that sells payloads and systems to space agencies, satellite operators, and industrial customers.[2]

Remote Sensing: Hyperspectral Imagers (HyperScout family)

HyperScout 1 flew on ESA's GomX-4B in 2018 at 500 km altitude, delivering 45-band VNIR imagery (450-950 nm) at 70 m GSD across a 200 km swath with real-time onboard Level-2 processing. It was developed under ESA GSTP with a consortium including VITO, S&T, TU Delft, and VDL.[3]

HyperScout 2 is a dual-channel instrument combining a VNIR channel (400-1000 nm, 45 bands, 16 nm spectral resolution, 75 m GSD, 310 km swath at 540 km) and a thermal infrared channel (8-14 um, 3 bands, 490 m GSD). Mass is 1.7 kg; power is 12 W. It flew on PhiSat-1 in 2020 and in a modified variant on the Kanyini satellite for South Australia's space programme.[4] eoPortal and academic literature cite differing spectral resolution figures for the VNIR channel (12 nm and 16 nm respectively); the discrepancy is unresolved.

HyperScout M is the most compact variant, designed for CubeSat integration with an athermal telescope, integrated BEE/OBDH, MMU, and ICU. It covers 450-950 nm VNIR and produces Analysis Ready Data onboard. Launched in March 2024 as part of Thales Alenia Space's IMAGIN-e external ISS payload, it became operational in February 2026.[5]

Remote Sensing: Thermal Infrared Imagers (T-Scout family)

T-Scout is a multi-spectral thermal infrared imager. Mass is 1.8 kg; power is 10 W. At 500 km altitude it delivers 85 m spatial resolution across an 87 km swath via 1024 detector pixels at F/1.5. Spectral bands are PAN-0 (10.0-12.5 um), TIR-1 (10.0-11.3 um), and TIR-2 (11.0-12.5 um). The instrument includes Level-2 onboard processing. T-Scout HP is an enhanced microsat-class variant.

Remote Sensing: VHR EO

Valk is a Very High Resolution electro-optical instrument targeting visible and spectral data. The first demonstrator flies on PAMI-1, a Dutch Ministry of Defence satellite under the PAMI programme, unveiled at the 4S Symposium in June 2025.[6]

High-Energy Optics

cosine manufactures Silicon Pore Optics mirror modules for ESA's NewAthena X-ray telescope at a dedicated ISO Class 6 cleanroom at the BESSY II synchrotron facility in Berlin.[7] The division also develops Laue lens technology for radiotherapy and scientific applications. X-ray telescope systems for astronomy and scientific missions are the primary product of this unit.

Spectropolarimetry

The POLA spectropolarimeter, part of the SCOUT product line, is a space-based instrument related to PolStar high-resolution spectropolarimetry mission activities.

Inspection Systems

The third business unit covers industrial and scientific measurement: spectral cameras for forensics, multi-camera rail inspection systems, and structural monitoring solutions.

The company operates through three legal entities: cosine Research BV (Dutch parent, Sassenheim), cosine GmbH (Berlin), and cosine Remote Sensing SRL (Benevento, Italy).[2]

Manufactures

Sensors
  • HyperScout-1VNIR400-1000 nm / 45 bands

    Operational

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • HyperScout-2VNIR400-1000 nm / 45 bands

    Operational

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • HyperScout MVNIR450-950 nm / 50 bands

    Operational

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • TSCOUTTIR10000-12500 nm / 3 bands

    Operational

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • HyperScout SVNIR450-950 nm / 45 bands

    In development

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • T-Scout HPTIR10000-12500 nm / 3 bands

    In development

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • ALART Lidar AltimeterLidar532 nm

    Demonstration / Airborne

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • HyperScout HVNIR650-950 nm / 25 bands
    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • Valk VHROpticalSpecs not publicly disclosed

    In development

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • HAMLET Spectral ImagerVNIR-SWIR650-1500 nm

    In development

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
Analysis services
  • XRT High-Energy Optics SimulationAnalysis serviceX-ray optics simulation, gamma-ray optics simulation, surface scattering modelling +1

    Operational / Ground

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
  • Stray Light Correction ServicesAnalysis servicestray-light characterisation, stray-light correction, spectral calibration support +1

    Operational / Ground

    Operator pricingPricing not publicly listed by operator
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cosine Research BV. EO-Atlas, SpectraWorks B.V., last reviewed 2026-05-23. https://eo-atlas.org/companies/cosine (CC BY 4.0)

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@misc{eoatlas:companies:cosine,
  title = {cosine Research BV},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  year = {2026},
  note = {Last reviewed 2026-05-23. CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/companies/cosine}
}