CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY - PLT SAR -
Full Name PLATiNO SAR Status Being developed
Instrument Agencies ASI Maturity
Instrument Type Imaging microwave radars Geometry Side-looking
Instrument Technology Imaging radar (SAR) Sampling Imaging
Data Access Constrained Access Data Format HDF
Measurements and Applications All-weather images of ocean, land and ice for monitoring of land surface processes, ice, environmental monitoring, risk management, environmental resources, maritime management, Earth topographic mapping. Bistatic mission
Resolution Summary 1 m, 3 m
[Best Resolution: 1m]
Swath Summary 40 km
[Max Swath: 40 km]
Accuracy Summary TBD
Waveband Summary Microwave: X-band, 9.6 GHz
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)
Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
Instrument Missions
PLT-1 - PLATiNO-1 (2025 - 2029)