Swath
Spotlight mode: 35km, Stripmap mode: 100-200 km, Scan SAR mode: 700 km, Polarimetry: 100-200 km
[Max Swath: 700 km]
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
Look Direction
Both (nominal Right)
Antenna
Active phased array with digital beam forming — 10 × 3.6 m
Polarisation Notes
Centre frequency is mode-dependent (selected from 1.2365 / 1.2575 / 1.2785 GHz); 1.2575 GHz nominal.
Source
2026 Extended Parameters Survey (JAXA, 2026-07-16)
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) |
|---|
| Sliding Spotlight SB | 1 × 3 | 35 | 8–70 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH | -20 | 84 |
| Stripmap - 84 MHz Bandwidth, 100 km Swath UB | 3 × 3 | 100 | 8–70 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH; HH+VV+HV+VH | -20 | 84 |
| Stripmap - 84 MHz Bandwidth, 200 km Swath UW | 3 × 3 | 200 | 30–56 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH | -20 | 84 |
| Stripmap - 42 MHz Bandwidth, 100 km Swath HB | 6 × 6 | 100 | 8–70 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH; HH+VV+HV+VH | -24 | 42 |
| Stripmap - 42 MHz Bandwidth, 200 km Swath HW | 10 × 10 | 200 | 30–56 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH | -24 | 42 |
| Stripmap - 28 MHz Bandwidth, 100 km Swath FB | 10 × 10 | 100 | 8–70 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH; HH+VV+HV+VH | -28 | 28 |
| Stripmap - 28 MHz Bandwidth, 200 km Swath FW | 10 × 10 | 200 | 29–55 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH | -28 | 28 |
| ScanSAR XB | 25 × 25 | 700 | 8–70 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH | -20 | 28 |
| Stripmap - 84 MHz Bandwidth, 100 km Swath, Left looking UB (Left) Left looking version of the UB mode, for disaster monitoring | 3 × 3 | 100 | 8–8 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH; HH+VV+HV+VH | -20 | 84 |
| Stripmap - 84 MHz Bandwidth, 200 km Swath, Left looking UW (Left) Left looking version of the UW mode, for disaster monitoring | 3 × 3 | 200 | 30–30 | HH; VV; HV; VH; HH+HV; VV+VH | -20 | 84 |