Compiled from the 2026 Extended Parameters Survey, agency-nominated technical contacts and published user guides; not yet collected through the annual CEOS MIM survey.
Centre Frequency
1.258 GHz
Polarisation Channels
HH · HV · VV · VH
Polarisation Modes
single · dual · quad · compact
Look Direction
Left (nominal Left)
Antenna
12 m deployable mesh reflector shared with S-band — 12 × 12 m
Polarisation Notes
Quad-pol alternates H/V transmit pulse-by-pulse; quasi-quad (QQ) places HH/HV in the lower and VV/VH in the upper band. Compact-pol = RH/RV (circular transmit)
Source
2026 Extended Parameters Survey (NASA JPL, 2026-09-10)
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) | Bandwidth (MHz) |
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| 20+5 MHz Band 20M+05N:FS | 7 × 7.5 | 240 | 34–47 | HH+HV | -23 | 20 |
| 40+5 MHz Band 40M+05N:FS | 7 × 3.75 | 240 | 34–47 | HH+HV | -23 | 40 |
| Single-pol HH 80 MHz, half swath L:SCI:SH:77M+---:HS Science mode, for land-ice observations, high resolution.
Can be combined with NISAR S-band mode S:---:SH:37W for Greenland land-ice observations | 7 × 1.8 | 120 | 34–40 | HH | -23 | 77 |
| 5 MHz Band 05W+---:FS For ice and sea-ice observations.
Single-pol VV (L:SCI:SV:05W+---:FS) - can be combined with NISAR S-band mode S:DB-:DV:10W | 7 × 30 | 240 | 34–47 | VV;VV+VH | -23 | 5 |
| Dual co-pol HH/VV 5 MHz (split-band) L:SCI:QD:05W+---:FS | 7 × 30 | 240 | 34–47 | HH+VV | -23 | 5 |