# TSCOUT
*sensor . products*

Small-satellite multispectral thermal infrared imager for high-resolution temperature and thermal-dynamics imaging. cosine lists 10-12.5 um coverage in three defined bands, 85 m spatial resolution and 87 km swath from 500 km, 1.8 kg mass, and 10 W power consumption.

## Specifications
- **product status**: operational
- **manufacturer**: cosine
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"passive-optical","measurement_principle":"passive","spectral_range_nm":{"min":10000,"max":12500},"spectral_band_count":3,"gsd_m":{"native":85},"swath_km":87,"channels":[{"name":"PAN-0","spectral_range_nm":{"min":10000,"max":12500}},{"name":"TIR-1","spectral_range_nm":{"min":10000,"max":11300}},{"name":"TIR-2","spectral_range_nm":{"min":11000,"max":12500}}]}
- **deployment context**: orbital
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-05-25
- **verified by**: operator
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: cosine
- **attributes**: {"kind":"sensor","product_status":"operational","manufacturer":"cosine","description":"Small-satellite multispectral thermal infrared imager for high-resolution temperature and thermal-dynamics imaging. cosine lists 10-12.5 um coverage in three defined bands, 85 m spatial resolution and 87 km swath from 500 km, 1.8 kg mass, and 10 W power consumption.","sensor":"{\"instrument_family\":\"passive-optical\",\"measurement_principle\":\"passive\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":10000,\"max\":12500},\"spectral_band_count\":3,\"gsd_m\":{\"native\":85},\"swath_km\":87,\"channels\":[{\"name\":\"PAN-0\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":10000,\"max\":12500}},{\"name\":\"TIR-1\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":10000,\"max\":11300}},{\"name\":\"TIR-2\",\"spectral_range_nm\":{\"min\":11000,\"max\":12500}}]}","bus":null,"ground_segment":null,"launcher":null,"analysis_service":null,"deployment_context":"orbital"}
- **technology**: optical-spectral-sensing

## Editorial
TSCOUT is a small-satellite multispectral thermal infrared imager for high-resolution temperature and thermal-dynamics imaging.[^cosine-tscout-case]

It covers 10 to 12.5 um in three defined thermal infrared bands.[^cosine-tscout-case]

From 500 km altitude, TSCOUT has 85 m spatial resolution and an 87 km swath.[^cosine-tscout-case]

TSCOUT has 1.8 kg mass and 10 W power consumption.[^cosine-tscout-case]

TScout HP is part of cosine's Valk payload computer and TScout HP payload pairing for the PAMI-1 mission.[^cosine-valk-tscout-pami]

<table><thead><tr><th>Methodology</th><th>Evidence</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Land-surface temperature and emissivity retrieval</td><td>Capable through 10 to 12.5 um multispectral thermal infrared imaging.[^cosine-tscout-case]</td></tr><tr><td>Thermal anomaly detection</td><td>Capable through high-resolution temperature and thermal-dynamics imaging.[^cosine-tscout-case]</td></tr></tbody></table>

## Sources
- [cosine-tscout-case] | TSCOUT for global temperature monitoring from space, cosine | https://www.cosine.eu/case/tscout-for-global-temperature-monitoring-from-space/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-05-25
- [cosine-valk-tscout-pami] | Valk and TScout HP PAMI-1 announcement, cosine | https://www.cosine.eu/valk-unveiled-during-ministerial-visit-at-cosine-showcasing-pamis-dutch-innovation-in-space/ | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-05-25

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