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CEOS EO HANDBOOK – MISSION SUMMARY - SIR-C/X-SAR (flight 2) -

Full Name

Shuttle Imaging Radar with Payload C /X-band Synthetic Appeture Radar

Status

Mission complete

Mission Agencies

NASA

Launch Date

30 Sep 1994

Mission Links

mission site

EOL Date

11 Oct 1994

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International Designator

Orbit Type

Orbit Period

Orbit Sense

Orbit Inclination

57 deg

Orbit Altitude

225 km

Orbit Longitude

Orbit LST

Repeat Cycle

Objectives and Applications

SIR-C/X-SAR (Spaceborne Imaging Radar C/X-band Synthetic Aperture Radar) was an imaging radar system used to obtain SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) imagery with many applications including scientific research, calibration, and technological experiments.

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