X-CAM micro-camera for PROBA-2.
X-CAM micro-camera for PROBA-2
Micro-Cameras & Space Exploration has delivered a Digital Space Micro-Camera and electronics for the PROBA-2 Mission of the European Space Agency.
X-CAM (center) and its electronic box (top-right) mounted on the spacecraft (credits ESA)
The X-CAM is a powerful micro-camera with advanced features, equipped with wide-angle optics.
- Field of view: 100°
- 16 bits A/D conversion
- Embedded lossless image compression
- Autoexposure capability
- Multiple images storage capacity
- Local temperature measurement
- 10 Mbits/s data rate
- Power consumption: 1.8 W
- Camera mass with bracket: 221 g
- Dedicated electronics for data handling and power management