IR Detectors Enhance Satellite Imaging Systems
Semi Conductor Devices (SCD) of Misgav, Israel has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract for its short-wave-infrared (SWIR) and mid-wave-infrared (MWIR) detectors. The contract, from a leading Asian government space agency, is intended to enhance high-definition imaging systems on board satellites scheduled for upcoming launches.
The detectors, designed for readily scalable satellite production lines and reduced size, weight, and power (SWaP) payload configurations, support high-definition image quality of Earth from orbit even during harsh environmental conditions. SCD designs and develops both cooled and uncooled IR detectors (see image above).
The CEO of SCD, Kobi Zaushnizer, said, “Space is becoming a critical operational domain, and infrared sensing is central to the next generation of satellite-based intelligence and Earth observation systems. This award reflects our strategy to extend SCD’s infrared leadership into space with the combination customers need most: advanced performance, low SWaP, rapid customization, and scalable production.”
Zaushnizer added, “This contract further strengthens SCD’s growing presence in the global space market and builds on its track record of supplying infrared detectors for operational space missions worldwide.”
Among the wide range of detectors developed by SCD are missile seekers, thermal imaging systems, smart munitions, and electro-optical (EO)/IR solutions.
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Jack Browne, Technical Contributor, has worked in technical publishing for over 30 years. He managed the content and production of three technical journals while at the American Institute of Physics, including Medical Physics and the Journal of Vacuum Science & Technology. He has been a Publisher and Editor for Penton Media, started the firm’s Wireless Symposium & Exhibition trade show in 1993, and currently serves as Technical Contributor for that company's Microwaves & RF magazine. Browne, who holds a BS in Mathematics from City College of New York and BA degrees in English and Philosophy from Fordham University, is a member of the IEEE.
