Israeli defense technology firm Elbit Systems on Tuesday announced it had successfully launched its advanced JUPITER space camera aboard the National Advanced Optical System (NAOS) satellite.
According to Elbit, the advanced JUPTER space camera supports a wide span of observation missions, military operations, environmental monitoring, and scientific research.
The satellite was launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California aboard a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket.
Elbit said that JUPITER is one of the world's most advanced space cameras and features a large aperture and a lightweight design.
Its camera offers a high-resolution panchromatic channel (black and white), allowing it to capture fine spatial details across the full visible spectrum. It also features RGB channels (red, green, blue) for true-color imaging and a NIR (near infrared) channel, which enables analysis of vegetation health, water content, and material properties.
JUPITER is capable of capturing continuous long image strips with a swath, allowing efficient coverage of large geographic areas in a single orbital overpass.
Use of advanced image processing, AI engines
Elbit added that the camera can be integrated with both onboard systems and ground station analytics platforms, including compatibility with advanced image processing and AI engines.
Elbit also developed and supplied advanced algorithms to support the ground segment of the NAOS mission, which allowed for enhanced image analysis capabilities.