SAR (FORMOSAT-9) Instrument

Measurements and Applications

The application domains of SAR data include resource management, environmental monitoring, disaster monitoring, etc. Data will be avaliable in Single, Dual, or Quad polarization.

Instrument Summary

Full Name
Sythetic Aperture Radar (FORMOSAT-9)
Status
Being developed
Instrument Agencies
TASA
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Spotlight: ≤ 1 m; Stripmap: 3 m; ScanSAR: 10~30 m
[Best Resolution: 1m]
Swath
Accuracy
Waveband
X-band
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)

Instrument Missions

FORMOSAT-9 - FORMOSAT-9 (2027 - 2032)

Instrument Measurements