CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
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Full Name
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X Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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CDTI , HISDESAT
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Maturity
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High Heritage - Operational
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Instrument Type
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Imaging microwave radars 
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Geometry
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Side-looking
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Instrument Technology
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Imaging radar (SAR)
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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High resolution X-band radar for security, land use, urban management, environmental monitoring, risk management. Different acquisition modes: Spotlight (5 x 5-10 km SSD =<1 m), Scansar (100 x 100 km, SSD <=15 m); Stripmode (strips of 30 x 30 km with SSD 3 m).
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Resolution Summary
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Resolution will move between <1 x 1 m and 6 x 18m depending on acquisition modes.
[Best Resolution: 1m]
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Swath Summary
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Swath will vary according to the acquisition mode: 5x5 km to 100 km x 100 km.
[Max Swath: 100 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Pixel Localization: Pixel Localization: 50 cm to 8.5 m (1s) depending of the product selected.
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Waveband Summary
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The Radar will use a frequency close to 9.65 GHz with an BW of 300 MHz.
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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