THE TanDEM-X Mission: Overview and status

Author

Krieger, G. ; Zink, M. ; Fiedler, H. ; Hajnsek, I. ; Younis, M. ; Huber, S. ; Bachmann, M. ; Gonzalez, J. Hueso ; Schulze, D. ; Boer, J. ; Werner, M. ; Moreira, A.

Author_Institution

Microwaves & Radar Inst., German Aerosp. Center (DLR), Oberpfaffenhofen

fYear

2009

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

5

Abstract

TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for digital elevation measurements) is an innovative spaceborne radar interferometer mission that will be launched in autumn 2009. This paper gives an overview of the TanDEM-X mission concept, summarizes the basic products, illustrates the achievable performance, and provides some examples for new imaging modes and applications.

Keywords

radar interferometry; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; TanDEM-X mission; TerraSAR-X; digital elevation measurements; radar imaging; spaceborne radar interferometer mission; synthetic aperture radar; Data acquisition; Digital elevation models; Frequency synchronization; Global Positioning System; Instruments; Interferometry; Phased arrays; Satellite broadcasting; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Bistatic Radar; Digital Elevation Model; Interferometry; Remote Sensing; Synthetic Aperture Radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference, 2009 IEEE

Conference_Location

Pasadena, CA

ISSN

1097-5659

Print_ISBN

978-1-4244-2870-0

Electronic_ISBN

1097-5659

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2009.4977075

Filename

4977075