Measurements and Applications
All-weather, C-band data to support ecosystem monitoring, maritime surveillance and disaster management.
Full Name
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) C band
Status
Operational
Instrument Type
Imaging microwave radars 
Geometry
Side-looking
Instrument Technology
Imaging radar (SAR)
Sampling
Imaging
Data Access
Constrained Access
Data Format
Image Products in a format that uses GeoTIFF for imagery and XML for metadata, or NITF for imagery and metadata.
Resolution
Low Resolution 100 m and Low Noise: 100 x 100 m (8 looks); Medium Resolution 50 m: 50 x 50 m (4 looks); Medium Resolution 30 m: 30 x 30 m (4 looks); Medium Resolution 16 m: 16 x 16 m (4 looks); High-Resolution 5 m: 5 x 5 m (1 look); Very High Resolution 3 m: 3 x 3 m @35deg (1 look); Spotlight: 1 x 3 m @35deg (1 look); Quad-Pol: 9 x 9 m (1 look).
[Best Resolution: 1m]
Swath
Low Resolution 100 m: 500 km; Medium Resolution 50 m: 350 km; Low Noise: 350 km; Ship Detection: 350 km; Medium Resolution 30 m: 125 km; Medium Resolution 16 m: 30 km; High-Resolution 5 m: 30 km; Very High Resolution 3 m: 20 km; Spotlight: 20 km [5 km along-track]; Quad-Pol: 20 km.
[Max Swath: 500 km]
Accuracy
Absolute Radiometric Accuracy: +/- 1.0 dB
Waveband
Microwave: C band 5.405 GHz: HH, VV, HV, VH polarization - includes Quad polarization imaging mode and compact polarimetry.
| MW (~0.1 cm - ~100 cm) |
| C-Band (8 - 4 GHz) |
RCM-1 - RADARSAT CONSTELLATION MISSION-1 (2019 - 2026) |
| RCM-2 - RADARSAT CONSTELLATION MISSION-2 (2019 - 2026) |
| RCM-3 - RADARSAT CONSTELLATION MISSION-3 (2019 - 2026) |