Sensor · Spaceborne

CS-101 Kikas

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CrystalSpace CS-101 Kikas compact spacecraft camera.

Sensor

The CS-101 Kikas is a compact spacecraft camera manufactured by CrystalSpace (Tartu, Estonia). It is designed for orbital deployment on small satellites and CubeSats, offering a choice of monochrome or RGB imaging configurations and multiple lens options to vary field of view. CrystalSpace reports over 200 flight-qualified camera units across its product family, with the CS-101 family flying on the AEROS MH-1 mission.^[1]^[2] The camera's compact form factor and low mass target missions where volume and power budgets are constrained.^[3]^[4]

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

None on record.

Capable, undemonstrated

Optical time-series change detection
CS-101 Kikas is a visible-spectrum RGB camera; optical change detection capability applies to spacecraft monitoring and SSA use cases

Topics this relates to

Disaster damage assessment Optical time-series change detection(capable)adequate

Economic activity intelligence Optical time-series change detection(capable)adequate

Transport infrastructure monitoring Optical time-series change detection(capable)adequate

Vector-borne disease risk Optical time-series change detection(capable)marginal

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