SRTM Mission

Objectives and Applications

The mission objective is to obtain single-pass interferometric SAR imagery to be used for DEM (Digital Elevation Model, also referred to as DTM = Digital Terrain Model) generation, i.e. topographic maps. Coverage of the Earth's land surfaces is provided between the latitudes of -54º and +60º, representing nearly 80% of the land masses.

Mission Summary

Full Name
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission
Mission Status
Mission complete
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
11 Feb 2000
Mission Links
EOL Date
22 Feb 2000
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Orbit Period
89.2 minutes
Orbit Sense
Orbit Inclination
57 deg
Orbit Altitude
233 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
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