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.
Full Name
NovaSAR-1
aka NovaSAR-S
Mission Status
Operational (nominal)
Mission Agencies
Launch Date
16 Sep 2018
Mission Links
EOL Date
Dec 2026
Orbit Type
Sun-synchronous
Orbit Period
96.3 minutes
Orbit Sense
Ascending
Orbit Inclination
97.7 deg
Orbit Altitude
579 km
Orbit Longitude
Orbit LST
10:30
Repeat Cycle
16 days
NORAD Catalog #
International Designator
AIS - Automatic Identification System |
| S-band SAR - S-band SAR |
| Category | Parameter | Instrument(s) |
| Atmosphere | Atmospheric Winds | S-band SAR |
| Land | Vegetation | S-band SAR |
| Ocean | Multi-purpose imagery (ocean) | AIS |
| Snow & Ice | Sea ice cover, edge and thickness | S-band SAR |
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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