CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - TSX-NG X-Band SAR -
Full Name TSX-NG X-Band SAR Status No longer considered
Instrument Agencies DLR Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging microwave radars Geometry
Instrument Technology Imaging radar (SAR) Sampling Imaging
Data Access Open Access Data Format
Measurements and Applications High resolution images for monitoring of land surface and coastal processes and for agricultural, geological and hydrological applications.
Resolution Summary HR Spotlight: 0.25 x 0.25 m, HR Stripmap: 0,5 x 1 m, Stripmap: 1 x 1 m ScanSAR: 10 - 25 x 25 m
[Best Resolution: 0.25m]
Swath Summary HR Spotlight: 5 km x 10 km, HR Stripmap: 10 km Stripmap: 30 km, ScanSAR: up to 600 km
[Max Swath: 600 km]
Accuracy Summary
Waveband Summary 9.65 GHz, up to 1200 MHz bandwidth, fully polarimetric
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
CategoryParameter
Multi-purpose imagery (land)Land surface imagery
Instrument Missions
TSX-NG - TerraSAR Next Generation (2018 - 2025)