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 · VV
Polarisation Notes
Independent HH or VV single-polarization imaging is utilized throughout the in-orbit image tuning and calibration phase.
Source
2026 Extended Parameters Survey (VNSC-VAST, 2026-08-13)
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 |
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| Spotlight-2 (L) SP2 (L) Nominal high-resolution target observation, longer dwell time than SP1 | 1 × 1 | 10 | 15–45 | HH; VV |
| Stripmap (L) SM (L) Continuous strip observation over 800km | 2 × 2 | 12 (800 along-track) | 15–45 | HH; VV |
| Scan (L) SS (L) Wide-swath continuous observation over 800km | 16 × 16 | 50 (800 along-track) | 15–45 | HH; VV |
| Spotlight-1 (L) SP1 (L) High-resolution target observation, shorter-duration variant of SP2 | 1 × 1 | 10 | 15–15 | HH; VV |
| Spotlight-1 (R) SP1 (R) High-resolution target observation, shorter-duration variant of SP2 | 1 × 1 | 10 | 15–15 | HH or VV |
| Spotlight-2 (R) SP2 (R) Nominal high-resolution target observation, longer dwell time than SP1 | 1 × 1 | 10 | 15–15 | HH; VV |
| Stripmap (R) SM (R) Continuous strip observation over 800km | 2 × 2 | 12 (800 along-track) | 15–15 | HH; VV |
| Scan (R) SS (R) Wide-swath continuous observation over 800km | 16 × 16 | 50 (800 along-track) | 15–15 | HH or VV |