Measurements and Applications
SAR for land applications of cartography and disaster monitoring.
Full Name
Corea SAR Instrument
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
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
Resolution
High: 1 m
[Best Resolution: 1m]
Swath
100 km
[Max Swath: 100 km]
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz) |
Compiled from the 2026 Extended Parameters Survey, agency-nominated technical contacts and published user guides; not yet collected through the annual CEOS MIM survey.
Polarisation Channels
HH · HV · VV · VH
Source
KOMPSAT-5 Product Specifications v1.6, April 2019
Compiled from the 2026 Extended Parameters Survey, agency-nominated technical contacts and published user guides; not yet collected through the annual CEOS MIM survey.
| Mode | Resolution az × rg (m) | Swath (km) | Incidence (°) | Polarisation | NESZ (dB) |
|---|
| High Resolution HR | 1 × 1 | 5 | 20–45 | HH; HV; VH; VV | -17 |
| Enhanced High Resolution EH | 1 × 1 | 5 | 40.9–55 | HH; HV; VH; VV | -17 |
| Ultra High Resolution UH | 0.85 × 0.85 | 5 | 50.3–55 | HH; HV; VH; VV | -16 |
| Standard ST | 3 × 3 | 30 | 20–45 | HH; HV; VH; VV | -17 |
| Enhanced Standard ES | 2.5 × 2.5 | 30 | 28.8–55 | HH; HV; VH; VV | -17 |
| Width Swath WS | 20 × 20 | 100 | 20–45 | HH; HV; VH; VV | -17 |
| Enhanced Width Swath EW | 5 × 5 | 100 | 20–55 | HH; HV; VH; VV | -17 |