• DocumentCode
    1640798
  • Title

    RCM SAR antenna capabilities

  • Author

    Fourmault, A. ; Grenier, C. ; Allan, P. ; Richardson, G.

  • Author_Institution
    MDA Space Missions, Ste. Anne-de-Bellevue, QC, Canada
  • fYear
    2010
  • Firstpage
    1
  • Lastpage
    4
  • Abstract
    This paper presents a top-level description of the RADARSAT Constellation Mission (RCM) Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Antenna design and main operational modes and provides some Antenna RF performance predictions (gain pattern characteristics and pattern cuts).
  • Keywords
    antenna radiation patterns; radar antennas; satellite antennas; synthetic aperture radar; RADARSAT constellation mission; RCM SAR antenna capability; antenna RF performance predictions; gain pattern characteristics; pattern cuts; synthetic aperture radar antenna design; top-level description; Aperture antennas; Azimuth; Electromagnetics; Image resolution; Imaging; Space vehicles; RCM; SAR; phase array;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Antenna Technology and Applied Electromagnetics & the American Electromagnetics Conference (ANTEM-AMEREM), 2010 14th International Symposium on
  • Conference_Location
    Ottawa, ON
  • Print_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5049-7
  • Electronic_ISBN
    978-1-4244-5050-3
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/ANTEM.2010.5552515
  • Filename
    5552515