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Dragonfly-C
Compiled from public sources on 2026-05-28. Not independently verified by Dragonfly Aerospace.
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Dragonfly Aerospace platform variant pairing the Dragonfly Bus with a C-band synthetic aperture radar payload. Total mass 350 kg: bus dry mass 163 kg, SAR-C payload mass 176 kg. Deployable phased array antenna. Imaging modes: Stripmap (20-44 km swath), Spotlight (10 km swath), ScanSAR (100 km swath), VideoSAR. Range bandwidth 300-600 MHz. X-Band data downlink up to 2.5 Gbps (1 Gbps average). Onboard processing for real-time SAR image formation, ground moving target identification (GMTI), and object detection and tracking. Status: in production (not yet launched as of 2026-05-28).
Dragonfly-C is a Dragonfly-family platform product integrated with a C-band synthetic aperture radar payload.[1] SatCatalog gives a 350 kg total satellite mass, with 163 kg bus dry mass and 176 kg payload mass; platform-only dry mass is therefore reported separately from total integrated mass.[1]
The SAR payload uses a deployable phased-array antenna and supports Stripmap, Spotlight, ScanSAR, and VideoSAR imaging modes.[1] Published swath figures are 20-44 km for Stripmap, 10 km for Spotlight, and 100 km for ScanSAR.[1] The specification gives 300-600 MHz range bandwidth, X-band data downlink up to 2.5 Gbps peak and 1 Gbps average, plus onboard processing for real-time SAR image formation, ground moving target indication, and object detection and tracking.[1]
SatCatalog describes Dragonfly-C as in production.[1]
- [1]Dragonfly-C - SatCatalogcommunity2026-05-28
- [2]Dragonfly-C - Dragonfly Aerospaceoperator marketing2026-05-28
- [3]New 200 kg Class Dragonfly Bus Satellite: SAR Technology in Focus - Dragonfly Aerospaceoperator press2026-05-28