# Dragonfly-C
*bus . products*

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).

## Specifications
- **product status**: in-development
- **manufacturer**: dragonfly
- **bus**: {"platform_class":"mini"}
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: bus
- **last verified date**: 2026-05-28
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: dragonfly
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## Editorial
Dragonfly-C is a Dragonfly-family platform product integrated with a C-band synthetic aperture radar payload.[^satcatalog-dragonfly-c] 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.[^satcatalog-dragonfly-c]

The SAR payload uses a deployable phased-array antenna and supports Stripmap, Spotlight, ScanSAR, and VideoSAR imaging modes.[^satcatalog-dragonfly-c] Published swath figures are 20-44 km for Stripmap, 10 km for Spotlight, and 100 km for ScanSAR.[^satcatalog-dragonfly-c] 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.[^satcatalog-dragonfly-c]

SatCatalog describes Dragonfly-C as in production.[^satcatalog-dragonfly-c]

## Sources
- [satcatalog-dragonfly-c] | Dragonfly-C - SatCatalog | https://www.satcatalog.com/component/dragonfly-c/ | tier=community | accessed=2026-05-28
- [dragonfly-c-page] | Dragonfly-C - Dragonfly Aerospace | https://dragonflyaerospace.com/satellites/dragonfly-c/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-05-28
- [dragonfly-sar-blog] | New 200 kg Class Dragonfly Bus Satellite: SAR Technology in Focus - Dragonfly Aerospace | https://dragonflyaerospace.com/new-200-kg-class-dragonfly-bus-satellite-sar-technology-in-focus/ | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-05-28

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