SuperSharp has reached a major development milestone with its cutting-edge compact thermal imaging solution, Casper, now fully operational and already delivering its first test images. The announcement marks a critical step forward as the technology moves closer to its planned launch into orbit in 2027.
Designed for CubeSat, microsat and small satellite platforms, Casper integrates seamlessly into both solo and multi-payload configurations. It features an advanced extreme telephoto telescope design, enabling high-resolution thermal imaging capabilities that make it particularly well-suited for Earth observation applications such as wildfire detection and monitoring of the urban heat island effect.
The Casper camera will be integrated into one of Satlantis’ missions. This upcoming mission will be a multi-modal data collection effort, capturing imagery across visible and thermal infrared bands. This flight will provide critical in-orbit validation of the system’s performance and will officially establish Casper’s flight heritage—an important milestone in the satellite imaging industry.
This mission serves a range of applications and has been developed primarily for Earth Observation (EO). A secondary goal is to build on the capabilities of legacy missions. The Casper instrument will be primarily utilised for point-and-stare earth observation operations.
With global interest growing in responsive Earth observation technologies, Casper positions SuperSharp as a key player in delivering compact, high-performance imaging solutions for environmental monitoring, disaster response, and climate research.
The company will continue system testing and environmental qualification over the next year to prepare for Casper’s integration into a suite of optical instruments which will subsequently be mounted onto Satlantis’ satellite platform, built and manufactured by Kongsberg Nano Avionics (KNA).
