CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- PLATiNO X-SAR
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Full Name
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PLATiNO X-SAR
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Status
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Being developed
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Instrument Agencies
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TAS-i , ASI , SITAEL
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Maturity
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Instrument Type
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Imaging microwave radars 
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Geometry
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TBD
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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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Micro-SAR payload from Thales Alenia Space Italia. The mission envisages a first phase at 619 km operating in passive mode and a second phase at 410 km operating in active mode: the orbit transfer is performed making use of SITAEL HT100 Electric Thruster and validates the platform orbit maneuvering capabilities. Thanks to the extremely high power PLATiNO platform is able to provide, PLATiNO-1 can guarantee a scan time per orbit nowadays unmatched in the Micro-SAR sector.
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Resolution Summary
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2.85 m
[Best Resolution: 2.85m]
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Swath Summary
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RX-1 Stripmap Rx at 619 km altitude: 40.8 km; ST-1 Stripmap Tx-Rx at 410 km altitude: 15.3 km
[Max Swath: 40 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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X-band
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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