CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- SAR (RISAT)
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Full Name
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Synthetic Aperature Radiometer (RISAT)
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Status
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Operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ISRO
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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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Side-looking
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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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Constrained Access
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Data Format
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Measurements and Applications
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Radar backscatter measurements of land, water and ocean surfaces for applications in soil moisture, crop applications (under cloud cover), terrain mapping, etc.
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Resolution Summary
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3 - 6 m (FRS-1), 9 - 12 m (FRS-2), 25/50 m (MRS/CRS)
[Best Resolution: 3m]
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Swath Summary
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30 km (HRS), 30 km (FRS-1/FRS-2), 120/240 km (MRS/CRS)
[Max Swath: 240 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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Waveband Summary
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C-Band (5.350 Ghz)
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| C-Band (8 - 4 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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