# HyperScout H
*sensor . products*

HyperScout H is cosine's compact deep-space hyperspectral imager for ESA's Hera mission, covering 650-950 nm across 25 narrow bands with verified specifications from peer-reviewed characterisation.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: cosine
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"passive-optical","measurement_principle":"passive","spectral_range_nm":{"min":650,"max":950},"spectral_band_count":25,"gsd_m":{"native":0.66},"field_of_view_deg":{"cross_track":15.9,"along_track":9.9},"mass_kg":5.145,"notes":"25 narrow-band filters arranged as 5x5 mosaic on CMOS detector. Band FWHM ranges 8-22 nm. Detector: 2048x1088 subpixels (410x218 macropixels), 5.5 um pixel pitch, 12-bit ADC. Focal length 41.25 mm, aperture 10.3125 mm. GSD 0.66 m per macropixel at 1 km range; 13.2 cm per subpixel at 1 km. Angular resolution 0.132 mrad (27.25 arcsec average). Launched Oct 7 2024; Mars flyby March 2025; Didymos rendezvous Nov 2026."}
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-11
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: cosine
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- **technology**: optical-spectral-sensing

## Editorial
HyperScout H is a compact hyperspectral imager developed by cosine Remote Sensing, flying on ESA's Hera planetary-defence mission. The instrument covers 650-950 nm across 25 narrow spectral bands, arranged as a 5x5 mosaic of interference filters on a 2048x1088 subpixel CMOS detector (5.5 um pixel pitch, 12-bit ADC). Band FWHM ranges from 8 to 22 nm. At 1 km slant range, the ground sample distance is 0.66 m per macropixel; field of view is 15.9 deg cross-track by 9.9 deg along-track. Instrument mass is 5.145 kg. The design derives from cosine's HyperScout family of airborne and small-satellite EO instruments, adapted for the deep-space thermal and radiation environment. Hera launched in October 2024, completed a Mars flyby in March 2025, and is scheduled to rendezvous with the Didymos binary asteroid system in November 2026, where HyperScout H will characterise the surface composition of Dimorphos following the DART impact.[^hs-h-ssr-2025][^esa-hera-faq][^cosine-hyperscout]

## Compositional position
- hera (missions) --[mission_payloads]--> HyperScout H

## Sources
- [hs-h-ssr-2025] | HyperScout-H: the hyperspectral imager for the ESA Hera mission (Space Science Reviews 2025) | https://arxiv.org/abs/2511.08047 | tier=peer-reviewed | accessed=2026-06-11
- [esa-hera-faq] | Hera Frequently Asked Questions, ESA | https://www.esa.int/Space_Safety/Hera/Hera_Frequently_Asked_Questions | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-11
- [cosine-hyperscout] | HyperScout product family, cosine Remote Sensing | https://www.cosine.nl/hyperscout/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-11

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