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PSS

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Panchromatic high-resolution imager flown on Kanopus-V spacecraft.

Sensor

PSS is a passive panchromatic imaging sensor flown on Kanopus-V spacecraft for high-resolution land and vegetation observation. ^[1] It images in a single 0.5-0.8 um band, with 2.5 m native ground sampling and a 20 km swath. ^[1] It has demonstrated optical time-series change detection on Kanopus-V and is a single-band panchromatic imager, not a multispectral sensor. ^[1]

Where this fits, supply chain

Compositional position

Kanopus-V ——— this payload

this ——— Kanopus-V (Operational) flies on

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

Optical time-series change detectionvia Kanopus-V
PSS is a high-resolution panchromatic land imager on Kanopus-V spacecraft.

Capable, undemonstrated

None on record.

Topics this relates to

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

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

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

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

Sources

[1]WMO OSCAR instrument record: PSSagency doc2026-06-16
[2]WMO OSCAR satellite programme record: Kanopus-Vagency doc2026-06-16
[3]UN-SPIDER Kanopus-V mission recordagency doc2026-06-16
[4]Gunter Space Page: Kanopus-Vcommunity2026-06-16

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