INTA´s developments for UAS and small platforms: QUASAR

This paper will outline the objectives and mission, general features and roadmap and will give a brief description of the two main prototypes of QUASAR (Quicklook Unmanned Aerial SAR), the main project in Synthetic Aperture RADAR for small platforms carried out by the Spanish National Institute for Aerospace Technology. QUASAR is planned be released as a functional demonstrator in 2011 and as complete, operative and deliverable high resolution Ku-band SAR with ground segment station for mission planning, image formation and data exploitation system in 2013.