Sensor · Spaceborne

Valk VHR

Valk VHR is cosine's microsatellite-class very-high-resolution Earth-observation electro-optical instrument, with a first demonstrator planned for the Dutch PAMI-1 defence mission.

Sensor

Valk VHR is an electro-optical very-high-resolution imaging sensor under development by cosine for the Dutch Ministry of Defence PAMI-1 microsatellite mission. The sensor targets very-high-resolution imagery from a microsatellite-class platform; exact GSD and spectral band configuration have not been publicly disclosed by cosine. A companion TScout HP thermal infrared payload is planned to fly alongside Valk VHR on PAMI-1. The instrument was publicly unveiled during a ministerial visit to cosine in June 2025, and the cosine-Dutch Ministry of Defence strategic contract for the in-orbit electro-optical systems was announced in the same period. PAMI-1 is targeted for launch in early 2028; Valk VHR is pre-launch as of mid-2026.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

Operator pricing

Pricing not publicly listed by operator

Supply chain position

carried by PAMI-1

Methods this sensor implements

Demonstrated

None on record.

Capable, undemonstrated

Optical time-series change detectionpending review
Vegetation index mappingpending review
Multispectral optical imagingpending review
Carried from the vegetation-index-mapping edge (capable-pending-review); multi-band optical imager per live sensor record, record source [cosine-valk-ministerial].

Topics this relates to

Snow cover Multispectral optical imaging(capable-pending-review)well suited

Cloud properties Multispectral optical imaging(capable-pending-review)adequate

Flooding Multispectral optical imaging(capable-pending-review)adequate

Terrain elevation Multispectral optical imaging(capable-pending-review)adequate

Inland water Multispectral optical imaging(capable-pending-review)marginal

Disaster damage assessment Optical time-series change detection(capable-pending-review)adequate

Economic activity intelligence Optical time-series change detection(capable-pending-review)adequate

Transport infrastructure monitoring Optical time-series change detection(capable-pending-review)adequate

Vector-borne disease risk Optical time-series change detection(capable-pending-review)marginal

Crop phenology Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)well suited

Crop stress and yield Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)well suited

Deforestation Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)well suited

Land cover change Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)well suited

Pasture and grazing Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)well suited

Urban change Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)well suited

Drought Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)adequate

Irrigation monitoring Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)adequate

Pest and disease detection Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)adequate

Power grid and vegetation encroachment Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)adequate

Urban heat island Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)adequate

Wildfire Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)adequate

Biodiversity and habitat Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Coastal erosion Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Coastal water quality Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Crop-type mapping Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Forest structure and biomass Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Illegal construction Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Mineral exploration Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Pipeline integrity Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Solar energy siting and monitoring Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Vessel tracking Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Wind energy siting Vegetation index mapping(capable-pending-review)marginal

Sources

[1]Valk unveiled during ministerial visit at cosine - cosine news (June 2025)operator press2025-06-122026-06-11
[2]cosine and Dutch Ministry of Defence sign key strategic contract for electro-optical systems - cosine newsoperator press-2026-06-11
[3]4S Symposium 2026: cosine presenting Valk and Very High Resolution Imaging - cosine newsoperator press-2026-06-11
[4]PAMI-1 is the first in a series of satellites to strengthen Dutch space capabilities - Holland High Techthird party-2026-06-11

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@misc{eoatlas:products:sensor:valk-vhr,
  title = {Valk VHR},
  author = {{EO-Atlas}},
  publisher = {SpectraWorks B.V.},
  note = {CC BY 4.0},
  url = {https://eo-atlas.org/products/sensor/valk-vhr}
}