Measurements and Applications
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).
Full Name
X Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars 
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
Resolution
Resolution will move between <1 x 1 m and 6 x 18m depending on acquisition modes.
[Best Resolution: 1m]
Swath
Swath will vary according to the acquisition mode: 5x5 km to 100 km x 100 km.
[Max Swath: 100 km]
Accuracy
Pixel Localization: Pixel Localization: 50 cm to 8.5 m (1s) depending of the product selected.
Waveband
The Radar will use a frequency close to 9.65 GHz with an BW of 300 MHz.
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz) |
PAZ - PAZ (2018 - 2028) |