Objectives and Applications
Land surface, agriculture and forestry, regional geology, land use studies, water resources, vegetation studies, coastal studies and soils - Specially during cloudy season.
Full Name
Radar Imaging Satellite
Mission Status
N/A
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
01 Jan 2014
Mission Links
EOL Date
01 Jan 2020
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
96.5 minutes
Orbit Sense
Descending
Orbit Inclination
97.844 deg
Orbit Altitude
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
Repeat Cycle
12 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
SAR-L - Synthetic Aperture Radiometer (L band) |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Land | Albedo and reflectance | SAR-L |
| Multi-purpose imagery (land) | SAR-L |
| Snow & Ice | Ice sheet topography | SAR-L |
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