Smallsat Side Meeting

Breaking the Aperture Barrier: A Step-Function Leap in Low-Cost, Ultra-High-Resolution Imagery from LEO

We’re hosting a side meeting at Smallsat! Excited to share the news about our PAIS technology on Tuesday August 25 at 12:40pm in room 250 D/E

For decades, sub-30cm resolution from space required massive mirrors, heavy platforms, long procurement cycles, and soaring budgets. Modern ISR demands—persistent custody, faster revisit, and global coverage—are pushing that traditional model past its limits. Something has to give.

Join Remondo at SmallSat for an exclusive presentation on a true step-function innovation in space-based imaging: the Partial Aperture Imaging System (PAIS). By replacing monolithic mirrors with a coordinated ring of smaller optics, a light modulator, and an advanced coding architecture, PAIS computationally reconstructs ultra-high-resolution imagery from a 1.0-meter equivalent-aperture payload. Designed to fly on low-cost microsatellites in LEO, this breakthrough delivers sub-30cm imagery at constellation scale—doubling achievable resolution while drastically cutting system cost and complexity.

Key Session Takeaways:

• Beyond Monolithic Optics: How PAIS delivers 1.0m equivalent aperture performance using a distributed aperture architecture.
• Disruptive Economics: How microsatellite compatibility unlocks scalable, cost-effective constellation deployment.
• Next-Gen ISR: Why this approach directly solves modern persistence, custody, and revisit challenges.

Rethink what is possible in high-resolution Earth observation. Come find out more at our side meeting – see you there!