NovaSAR-1 Mission

Objectives and Applications

NovaSAR-1 is a low cost spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) programme employing a novel small satellite design capable of supporting the requirements of a high performance SAR payload. The main applications include maritime and forestry. It has a secondary AIS payload.

Mission Summary

Full Name
NovaSAR-1
aka NovaSAR-S
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
UKSA, CSIRO, DOST-ASTI, ISRO, Space-Eyes
Launch Date
16 Sep 2018
Mission Links
mission site | data access portal
EOL Date
Dec 2026
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Orbit Details

Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
96.4 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
97.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
583 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
43619 (TLE)
International Designator
2018-071B

Mission Instruments

AIS - Automatic Identification System
S-band SAR - S-band SAR

Mission Measurements

CategoryParameterInstrument(s)
AtmosphereAtmospheric Winds S-band SAR
LandVegetation S-band SAR
Multi-purpose imagery (land) S-band SAR
Snow & IceSea ice cover, edge and thickness S-band SAR

Featured Datasets

NovaSAR-1 New Tasking
Jan-2018
NovaSAR-1 is a technology demonstration mission intended to validate the performance of S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR). The application includes flood monitoring, agricultural crop assessment, forest monitoring (including temperate and rain forests), land use mapping, disaster management, and maritime applications. - Read more

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