Space exploration
Space cameras enabling science beyond Earth
LUNAR SURFACE IMAGING
ASTEROID COMET OBSERVATION
DEEP SPACE NAVIGATION SUPPORT
PLANETARY SCIENCE MISSIONS
LUNAR SURFACE IMAGING
ASTEROID COMET OBSERVATION
DEEP SPACE NAVIGATION SUPPORT
PLANETARY SCIENCE MISSIONS
High-performance imaging systems for scientific exploration missions.
Space exploration relies on advanced imaging systems to observe and analyze celestial bodies across the Solar System. High-resolution space cameras capture detailed imagery of planetary surfaces, moons, asteroids, and comets—supporting terrain mapping, landing site selection, navigation, and contextual science. Visual data from space missions enhances our understanding of geology, composition, and activity beyond Earth, enabling breakthroughs in planetary science, resource identification, and mission design for both robotic and human exploration.
Our solutions for space exploration
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SCS
Scanway Camera System
Scanway Camera System is a series of vision systems designed mainly for supporting various missions and decision-making by delivering quality imaging data.
Products of the SCS line can support such space activities as spacecraft monitoring, in-space operations and servicing, docking missions, and more.
SCS space camera series products vary from simple camera systems able to record the video of the process flow to advanced machine vision solutions consisting of cameras, storage, and data processing units able to acquire, process, and analyze image data.
SOP
Scanway Optical Payload
Scanway Optical Payload is a product line of satellite cameras for various remote sensing applications dedicated to integrating with nano- and microsatellites. Our payloads are able to image the space object’s surface in different spectral bands (RGB/PAN/NIR/SWIR) and multispectral with GSD from <1 to 25 m/pixel.
SOP space cameras have an athermal design that maintains high imaging quality parameters Imagery obtained with SOP has many applications, such as monitoring natural disasters, studying climate change, supporting agriculture and urban development, and object classification.
Missions
Advanced optical instruments for space exploration
NarSha
- In progress
[ Nara Space Technology ]
Korean K3M demonstration microsatellite for monitoring point sources of methane in near real time and with spatial resolution at the local level in VIS, NIR and SWIR.
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LUWEX
- Finished
[ DLR ]
European ISRU concept for extracting and purifying lunar water, with Scanway delivering a LIBS-based spectrometer to monitor and verify the chemical quality of extracted water.
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Mani
- In progress
[ ESA ]
ESA Phase A concept mission for lunar orbit, focused on micrometer-resolution photometric mapping of the Moon, featuring an advanced imaging payload by Scanway.
Mission details
Lumi
- In progress
[ ESA ]
ESA Phase A lunar orbiter mission focused on high-resolution multi-angle imaging of the Moon’s south pole to produce detailed elevation models.
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Other Applications
A flexible optical payload ready for integration into diverse satellite applications and space missions.
