Hyperspectral payloads will enhance ISR - Digital Battlespace
12th May 2021 - 08:00 GMT | by Andrew White in London RSS HyperSat platform in the lab. (Photo: HyperSat) A constellation of six LEO satellites should support the intelligence-gathering requirements of joint forces conducting multi-domain operations around the world. QinetiQ signed a design phase contract last month with HyperSat to study the development of a mini-constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites equipped with a hyperspectral payload. The agreement supports plans by HyperSat to launch a constellation of six LEO satellites into space over the course of 2023...