• DocumentCode
    2699829
  • Title

    Low-cost realisation of space-borne synthetic aperture radar - MICROSAR (September 2003)

  • Author

    Carter, D.J.Q. ; Hall, C.D. ; Cohen, M.A.B. ; Alderson, E.A. ; Rutten, D.C.

  • Author_Institution
    Earth Obs., Navigation & Sci., Astrium Ltd., Portsmouth, UK
  • fYear
    2003
  • fDate
    3-5 Sept. 2003
  • Firstpage
    327
  • Lastpage
    332
  • Abstract
    This paper presents an overview of the MicroSAR satellite, showing the approach adopted to realise a truly low cost space-borne SAR system. The rationale leading to the proposed design, an outline of the overall structure of the associated imaging system, a review of the performance estimated for the resulting MicroSAR imaging system and a view of the airborne demonstrator, are provided.
  • Keywords
    artificial satellites; radar imaging; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; MicroSAR satellite; low-cost spaceborne synthetic aperture radar; spaceborne SAR imaging system; BNSC; Costs; Optical imaging; Radar antennas; Remote sensing; Robustness; Satellites; Space technology; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar;
  • fLanguage
    English
  • Publisher
    ieee
  • Conference_Titel
    Radar Conference, 2003. Proceedings of the International
  • Print_ISBN
    0-7803-7870-9
  • Type

    conf

  • DOI
    10.1109/RADAR.2003.1278761
  • Filename
    1278761