CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - LOTUSat SAR -
Full Name LOTUSat SAR Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies VAST, NEC, Sumitomo Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging microwave radars Geometry
Instrument Technology Imaging radar (SAR) Sampling Imaging
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format Space Packet
Measurements and Applications The LOTUSat 1 SAR instrument is designed for land cover measurements and applications.
Resolution Summary Spotlight: 1m, Stripmap: 2m, ScanSAR: 16m
[Best Resolution: 1m]
Swath Summary Spotlight 10km, Stripmap 12km, ScanSAR 50km
[Max Swath: 50 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary X-band SAR.
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
VegetationLand cover
Thematic Links Global Climate Observing System Essential Climate Variables (GCOS ECVs)
ECVDescriptionProduct(s)ECV Inventory 3.0 Record(s)
Land cover click here click here search ECV Inventory records
Instrument Missions
LOTUSat 2 - LOTUSat 2 (2023 - 2028)
LOTUSat 1 - LOTUSat 1 (2024 - 2029)