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Leopard
Flight-proven Data Processing Unit supporting the full payload data handling chain on-board. CPU + FPGA architecture with 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.
• Supervisor – telemetry and control, FDIR, software recovery
• Processing Node – processing and memory
AMD Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC ZU6EG | ZU9EG | ZU15EG
• Quad ARM Cortex-A53 CPU 1.2 GHz
• Dual ARM Cortex-R5 (lock-step)
• FPGA for custom function implementation
• 16 GiB PS-DDR4 (with ECC)
• 64 MB Boot flash (NOR) with TMR
• 4 GiB SLC NAND flash memory (with EDAC)
• 2 x 240 GiB pSLC flash-based mass data storage (redundant)
• Supervisor TMTC interface: CAN with CSP, UART/RS422/485
• PL-connected LVDS, GPIOs and QuadGTH transceivers
• Supply voltage: 7 to 14 V
• Power consumption: 5 W to 20 W – depending on workload
• SDK and Reference Designs for software and FPGA development
• Compatible with Vitis AI Deep Learning Accelerator
• 64-bit Linux (Yocto based)
• Fully reconfigurable in-orbit
• PC/104 form-factor with efficient thermal interface
Advantages
Algorithms
High performance I/O and flexible CPU and FPGA
AI-Driven
Supports classical and AI workloads directly on-board
Integration-Ready
PC/104 form factor with industry-standard interfaces
Key applications
Earth Observation
Processes images on-board for real-time detection of changes in landscapes or urban areas, enabling AI inference and hardware-accelerated compression directly at the edge.
Space Situational Awareness
Handles acquisition, processing and mass memory storage in a single subsystem, ensuring reliable and continuous monitoring and tracking of objects in orbit.
Autonomous Rendezvous & Docking
Performs on-board data processing and AI inference in real time, enabling autonomous navigation and real-time decision-making for close-range orbital operations.
Compatibility
Leopard DPU is compatible with the HyperScape100 hyperspectral camera by Simera Sense, enabling real-time onboard data processing, reduced data downlink, and faster access to actionable insights directly in orbit.
Use cases
John Doe
CEO, XYZ Corp
Jane Smith
CTO, ABC Inc
Mike Johnson
COO, DEF Corp
Sarah Williams
CFO, GHI Inc
Intuition-1
- The Intuition-1 mission demonstrates advanced onboard processing capabilities through a 6U satellite equipped with a 192-band hyperspectral sensor and Leopard Data Processing Unit, launched in November 2023.
- The satellite successfully implements AI-driven image processing in orbit, achieving 3 TOPS processing speed while reducing data transmission through intelligent filtering of cloud-covered images.
- The ongoing mission validates KP Labs' innovative approach to onboard data processing, enabling real-time analysis of environmental conditions through advanced AI capabilities.
LeopardISS - IGNIS mission
- The LeopardISS experiment will launch to ISS as part of Poland's IGNIS mission, featuring astronaut Sławosz Uznański's direct involvement with the system in 2025.
- The project enables validation of advanced AI algorithms in space conditions, starting with PUT's 3D mapping research for future planetary exploration.
- Through international collaboration, the platform provides opportunities for researchers worldwide to test and validate their AI technologies in actual space conditions.
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