CEOS EO HANDBOOK – INSTRUMENT SUMMARY
- SAR
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Full Name
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Synthetic Aperture Radar X band
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Status
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No longer operational
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Instrument Agencies
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ROSHYDROMET
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Maturity
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Medium Heritage
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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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High resolution microwave radar images for ice watch.
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Resolution Summary
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1 m, 5 m, 50 m, 200 m, 500 m
[Best Resolution: 1m]
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Swath Summary
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10 km, 50 km, 130 km, 600 km, 750 km
[Max Swath: 750 km]
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Accuracy Summary
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1 dB
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Waveband Summary
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X-Band
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| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| X-Band (12.5 - 8 GHz) |
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Instrument Measurements
Measurements Overview
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Instrument Missions
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