# CS-101 Kikas
*sensor . products*

CrystalSpace CS-101 Kikas compact spacecraft camera.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: crystalspace
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-11
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: crystalspace
- **attributes**: {"kind":"sensor","product_status":null,"manufacturer":"crystalspace","description":"CrystalSpace CS-101 Kikas compact spacecraft camera.","sensor":null,"bus":null,"ground_segment":null,"launcher":null,"analysis_service":null,"deployment_context":"orbital"}

## Editorial
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.[^eoportal-aeros-mh1][^crystalspace-main] The camera's compact form factor and low mass target missions where volume and power budgets are constrained.[^crystalspace-cs101-page][^crystalspace-camera-comparison-2024]

## Sources
- [crystalspace-cs101-page] | CS-101 Kikas product page, CrystalSpace | https://crystalspace.eu/products/cs-101-kikas/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-11
- [crystalspace-camera-comparison-2024] | CrystalSpace camera comparison sheet March 2024 | https://crystalspace.eu/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/CrystalSpace-camera-comparison_March24.pdf | tier=operator-datasheet | accessed=2026-06-11
- [eoportal-aeros-mh1] | AEROS MH-1 mission overview, eoPortal | https://www.eoportal.org/satellite-missions/aeros-mh-1 | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-11
- [crystalspace-main] | CrystalSpace corporate website - 200+ flight-qualified camera units claim | https://crystalspace.eu/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-11

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