Satellites and subsystems > Command and Data Handling (C&DH) systems > Data acquisition and handling systems > Leopard - Edge Processing for Nano and Micro Satellites
Key highlights
Flight-proven Data Processing Unit supporting the full payload data handling chain on-board. CPU + FPGA architecturewith redundant mass memory and industry-standard interfaces in a low SWaP solution. Off-the-shelf and custom Interface Boards enable integration with various spacecraft platforms and payload components.
The video below is a presentation by KP Labs from the 2021 satsearch webinar: "a guide to advanced data processing and AI for satellite missions". For more information about the webinar, and to see footage of the entire event, please click here here:
Applications
Supported missions:
- Earth Observation
- Space Situational Awareness
- Autonomous Rendezvous & Docking
- Lunar Missions
Key features
Compute Power
High performance I/O and flexible CPU and FPGA
Algorithms
Supports classical and AI workloads directly on-board
Integration-Ready
PC/104 form factor with industry-standard interfaces
Customization
Processing algorithms & software
A library of pre-integrated software, programmable logic components and algorithms is available for payload interfacing (SpaceWire, PUS-C) and on-board data processing – including image pre-processing, cloud screening and hyperspectral compression. All listed solutions are available on request.
Flight heritage
Leopard has acheived flight heritage in 2023.
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Last updated: 2026-06-11
Technical specs
SpaceWire (upon request)
GTH
GTY
UART
RS485
RS422
SPI
CAN
LVDS
Up to 2x240 GB SLC flash-based data storage
Dual ARM Cortex-R5 in lock-step
FPGA for custom function implementation
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