CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- X-Band SAR
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Full Name
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X-Band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ICEYE
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Maturity
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Low Heritage
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Instrument Type
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Imaging microwave radars 
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Geometry
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Instrument Technology
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Imaging radar (SAR)
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Sampling
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Imaging
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Data Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Agricultural monitoring, marine oil spill monitoring, monitoring sea ice movements, prevention of illegal fishing locations, urban monitoring, vessel tracking (ship detection).
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Resolution Summary
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Spot: (5km*5km) with 25 cm , Strip: (30km*50km) with 3m, Scan: (100km*100km) with 15m.
[Best Resolution: 0.25m]
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Swath Summary
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5km Spot, 30km Strip, 100km Scan
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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X-Band: 9.65GHz
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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