StriX SAR Instrument

Measurements and Applications

X-band SAR imagery for disaster response and recovery, and general land imagery

Instrument Summary

Full Name
StriX Synthetic Aperture Radar
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Synspective
Maturity
Medium Heritage
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars
Geometry
TBD
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Data Format

Performance Summary

Resolution
Stripmap: 1.8m x 2.6m; Sliding Spotlight: 0.23-0.5m x 0.46-0.9m; Staring Spotlight: 0.23-0.5m x 0.46-0.9m; Spotlight Enhanced: 0.46m
[Best Resolution: 0.23m]
Swath
Stripmap: 10-30km x 50-70km; Sliding Spotlight: 10km x 10km; Staring Spotlight: 10km x 3km; Spotlight Enhanced: 10km x 3km
[Max Swath: 70 km]
Accuracy
Waveband
9.65GHz (X-band)
X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz)

Instrument Missions

StriX-a - Strix Alpha (2020 - 2023)
StriX Constellation - StriX Constellation (2020 - 2032)
StriX-ß - Strix Beta (2022 - 2026)

Instrument Measurements