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HAMLET Spectral Imager
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HAMLET is a hyperspectral imager for ESA's RAMSES Apophis mission, based on cosine HyperScout heritage and adding a SWIR channel for asteroid composition observations.
HAMLET (HyperScout for Apophis MultispectraL Exploration and Taxonomy) is a two-channel spectral imager under development by cosine Italia for ESA's RAMSES mission to asteroid Apophis. The instrument extends the cosine HyperScout heritage with a SWIR channel: Channel 1 covers 650-960 nm (VNIR) and Channel 2 covers 960-1500 nm (SWIR), giving a combined range of 650-1500 nm optimised for asteroid mineralogy including hydroxyl absorption features near 1.4 um. High-resolution CMOS detectors are used in each channel. Exact band count, GSD, and field of view are not publicly disclosed at the current development stage; a Preliminary Design Review was held by cosine Italia in 2025. HAMLET is designed to characterise the composition of Apophis ahead of and during the 2029 Earth close approach. Launch is targeted for April 2028.[1][2]
Compositional position
None on record.
- Imaging spectroscopy retrieval
HAMLET two-channel VNIR+SWIR imager for asteroid mineralogy classification
- Spectral-library matching
HAMLET spectral library matching for olivine/pyroxene/hydroxyl features 650-1500nm
- [1]HAMLET abstract, EPSC-DPS 2025peer reviewed2026-06-11
- [2]cosine Italia hosts PDR for HAMLET Spectral Imager, cosine.euoperator press2026-06-11
- [3]Ramses spacecraft, Wikipediacommunity2026-06-11