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PhoeniX
Compiled from public sources on 2026-05-26. Not independently verified by MetaSensing.
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MetaSensing lightweight modular X-band SAR payload for microsatellites with Stripmap and Spotlight modes.
PhoeniX is a MetaSensing lightweight modular X-band SAR payload for microsatellites.[1]
Its April 2025 configuration uses a slotted-waveguide antenna, mass above 50 kg, up to 500 MHz bandwidth, and single-polarisation operation.[1]
PhoeniX supports Spotlight HR at 0.3 m range and azimuth resolution over 5 km, Spotlight at 0.5 m range and 1 m azimuth resolution over 10 km, and Stripmap modes from 0.5 m to 2 m range resolution with 1.7 m azimuth resolution over 30 km.[1]
The April 2025 brochure specifies 0.3 m as the finest Spotlight HR resolution; the product page and earlier brochure show 0.5 m as best resolution.[2][1]
PhoeniX was prepared for launch as a SAR payload.[3]
| Methodology | Evidence |
|---|---|
| SAR backscatter change detection | Capable.[1] |
- [1]Brochure PhoeniX MetaSensingoperator datasheet2026-05-26
- [2]PhoeniX product pageoperator marketing2026-05-26
- [3]MetaSensing PhoeniX SAR payload gears up for launchoperator press2026-05-26