Galaxia Takes Next Step in Earth Observation with purchase of Simera Sense Hyperspectral Imager

European optical payload provider Simera Sense today announced that Canadian space technology company Galaxia has acquired a HyperScape100 hyperspectral imaging payload, expanding its Earth observation capabilities and enabling future hyperspectral imaging missions for commercial, civil, and defence customers.

The collaboration reflects the continued growth of Canada's small satellite leader and increasing demand for advanced Earth observation capabilities developed through international partnerships.

The acquisition marks an important step in Galaxia's investment in advanced satellite technologies. By adding hyperspectral imaging to its portfolio, Galaxia will be able to support a broader range of Earth observation applications, providing its customers with access to richer spectral data for more informed decision-making across environmental monitoring, agriculture, natural resource management, maritime awareness, and defence applications.

The HyperScape100 is Simera Sense's compact hyperspectral imager designed specifically for the size, weight and power constraints of modern small satellites.

Delivering 32 user-selectable spectral bands from a library of 400 available bands, the payload enables mission operators to optimise spectral configurations for specific applications and adapt them throughout the mission lifetime.

“Galaxia is focused on delivering responsive, high-performance space capabilities that meet the evolving needs of our customers,” said Arad Gharagozli, Galaxia CEO. “Adding hyperspectral imaging to our offering significantly expands the range of missions we can support and enables us to deliver new value across commercial, civil, and defence markets. Simera Sense's combination of performance, heritage, and compact design made HyperScape100 an excellent fit for our future Earth observation capabilities.”

“We are pleased to support Galaxia as they expand their Earth observation offering with hyperspectral imaging,” said Thys Cronje, Chief Commercial Officer at Simera Sense. “Canada's space industry continues to build impressive momentum, with growing investment in sovereign satellite capabilities and commercial innovation. As more organisations look beyond traditional optical imagery, hyperspectral sensing is becoming an increasingly valuable capability.

Galaxia's investment demonstrates the growing demand for compact, high-performance hyperspectral payloads that can be integrated into responsive satellite missions.”

Unlike conventional multispectral systems, hyperspectral imaging captures detailed spectral information across hundreds of narrow wavelength bands, allowing users to identify materials and detect subtle changes that are invisible to traditional imaging systems.

This enables advanced applications including vegetation health assessment, mineral exploration, environmental monitoring, pollution detection, water quality analysis, and defence intelligence.

The collaboration highlights the growing ties between the European and Canadian space sectors, bringing together Simera Sense's flight-proven optical payload technology with Galaxia's next-generation intelligent satellite platforms.