Objectives and Applications
TAMAMUSHI is a 100–200 kg-class Earth observation satellite being developed under Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) SBIR Phase 3 program. Its mission is to demonstrate compact, cost-effective hyperspectral imaging from a small-satellite platform and validate the end-to-end use of the resulting data. Covering the visible to shortwave-infrared spectrum, complemented by panchromatic imaging, the satellite will support applications including agriculture and forestry monitoring, mineral mapping, greenhouse-gas and environmental assessment, oil-field and pipeline monitoring, and detection of illegal activities. The mission will also build operational expertise and assess commercial viability toward a future high-revisit hyperspectral satellite constellation.
Full Name
Technology demonstration of Advanced Monitoring and Analysis for Multi-domain Utilization through Small Hyperspectral Imaging
Mission Status
Approved
Mission Agencies
ArkEdge Space Inc.
Launch Date
Dec 2028
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2031
Orbit Type
TBD
Orbit Period
Orbit Sense
TBD
Orbit Inclination
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
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International Designator
HYPCAM - HYPCAM |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Radiation budget | HYPCAM |
| Trace gases (excluding ozone) | HYPCAM |
| Land | Vegetation | HYPCAM |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | HYPCAM |
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