Telespazio Ibérica has selected Simera Sense to supply multispectral imagers for the Canary Islands satellite constellation project. 

The Canary Islands are a Spanish group of islands off the coast of northwestern Africa, governed autonomously by the Council of Tenerife. The government awarded Telespazio Ibérica a prime contract in February for three operational Earth Observation (EO) satellites and one tech demonstrator. The constellation will be designed to monitor wildfires, marine spills, floods, air quality, soil moisture, and the effects of climate change. 

Under the contract announced July 7, Belgium-based Simera Sense will provide eight MultiScape100 Earth observation imagers, which capture imagery across multiple spectral bands. The first two satellites will have three imagers each, with two imagers on the third spacecraft. VS Added Value Solutions is providing the satellite platforms.

Thys Cronje, Simera Sense chief commercial officer, said the Belgium-based company is proud to support the mission as a European payload provider. 

“The MultiScape100 was designed to deliver high-quality multispectral imagery from compact satellite platforms, and the Canary Islands Constellation is an excellent example of how these capabilities can help governments and organizations make faster, better-informed decisions to protect communities, infrastructure, and natural resources,” Cronje commented.