Title :
Status of the TerraSAR-X Mission
Author_Institution :
German Remote Sensing Data Center, Oberpfaffenhofen
fDate :
July 31 2006-Aug. 4 2006
Abstract :
TerraSAR-X is a new German radar satellite scheduled to be launched in October 2006 with a lifetime of 5 years. It carries a high frequency X-band SAR sensor that can be operated in three different modes and polarizations. The Spotlight-, Stripmap- and ScanSAR-modes provide high resolution images for detailed analysis as well as wide swath data whenever a larger coverage is required. Imaging will be possible in single, dual and quad-polarization. TerraSAR-X will be an operational SAR-system for scientific and commercial applications. The Pre-launch AO was the first opportunity to apply for data for research purposes. Between June 13 and October 4 2005 172 Pis submitted 205 proposals representing more then 350 research groups.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; geophysical equipment; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; AD 2006 10; German radar satellite; ScanSAR mode; Spotlight mode; Stripmap mode; TerraSAR-X mission status; high frequency X-band SAR sensor; Frequency; Instruments; Laser radar; Payloads; Polarization; Radar tracking; Satellites; Space vehicles; Spaceborne radar; Testing;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium, 2006. IGARSS 2006. IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Denver, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-9510-7
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.2006.495
