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Chameleon Imager
Compiled from public sources on 2026-05-28. Not independently verified by Dragonfly Aerospace.
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CubeSat-class multispectral and hyperspectral pushbroom imager from Dragonfly Aerospace. 10 m PAN GSD at 500 km; 20 m GSD in MS/HS mode. 2.5U form factor, 1.6 kg, 10 W. Configurable as RGB (39 km swath), 11-band multispectral, or 96-band hyperspectral (20 km swath). Flight heritage from 2022. SWIR variant (chameleon-swir) is a separate product.
The Chameleon Imager is a CubeSat-class pushbroom imaging sensor developed by Dragonfly Aerospace. It occupies a 2.5U form factor, weighs 1.6 kg, and draws 10 W. At 500 km the instrument delivers 10 m ground sample distance in panchromatic mode and 20 m in multispectral and hyperspectral modes.
Swath coverage varies by operating mode: in RGB snapshot mode the Chameleon covers 39 km; in 11-band multispectral or 96-band hyperspectral pushbroom mode the swath narrows to 20 km. According to third-party catalogue listings as of 2026-05-28, these mode-dependent values are both attributed to the same physical instrument. [1] Bit depth is 10 bits.
Spectral range in nanometres has not been published in accessible sources as of 2026-05-28; dragonflyaerospace.com returned access errors at research time. The instrument operates in the VNIR portion of the spectrum based on its optical design class.
Flight heritage is noted for 2022 based on third-party catalogue records. [1] No specific mission has been publicly identified for this heritage event as of the research date.
A separate SWIR-extended variant, the Chameleon SWIR, is a distinct product and is not described here. The Chameleon is positioned as a step up in resolution from the Mantis within the Dragonfly Aerospace compact imager family, targeting CubeSat integrators requiring sub-20 m multispectral or hyperspectral capability.
- [1]Chameleon Imager - Camera/Imager | SatCatalogcommunity2026-05-28