COSI Instrument

Measurements and Applications

SAR for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Corea SAR Instrument
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
KARI, TAS-i
Maturity
High Heritage - Operational
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars
Geometry
Nadir-viewing
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Very Constrained Access
Data Format
HDF

Performance Summary

Resolution
High: 1 m
[Best Resolution: 1m]
Swath
100 km
[Max Swath: 100 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
microwave
MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm)
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)

Instrument Missions

KOMPSAT-5 - Korea Multi-Purpose Satellite -5 (2013 - 2025)

Instrument Measurements