Measurements and Applications
Radar backscatter measurements of land, water and ocean surfaces for applications in soil moisture, crop applications (under cloud cover), terrain mapping, etc.
Full Name
Synthetic Aperature Radiometer (RISAT)
Status
Operational
Instrument Agencies
Maturity
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars 
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
Resolution
3 - 6 m (FRS-1), 9 - 12 m (FRS-2), 25/50 m (MRS/CRS)
[Best Resolution: 3m]
Swath
30 km (HRS), 30 km (FRS-1/FRS-2), 120/240 km (MRS/CRS)
[Max Swath: 240 km]
Waveband
C-Band (5.350 Ghz)
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| C-Band (8 - 4 GHz) |
RISAT-1 - Radar Imaging Satellite (2012 - 2018) |
RISAT-1A - Radar Imaging Satellite (2022 - 2027) |
RISAT-1B - Radar Imaging Satellite (2025 - 2029) |