Title :
TerraSAR-X next generation: Technology aspects
Author :
Heer, Christoph ; Schaefer, Christoph
Author_Institution :
Astrium, Earth Obs. & Sci., Immenstaad, Germany
Abstract :
This paper gives an overview of the actual technology preparation and developments for the TerraSAR-X next generation satellites. On the basis of a complete new instrument architecture called SCOUT SAR, a high performance phased array antenna is considered as baseline for TerraSAR-X2. Equipped with Digital Beamforming Units and new processing methods, the SCOUT SAR will be evolved to a TerraSAR-X follow on providing High Resolution Wide Swath SAR.
Keywords :
antenna phased arrays; artificial satellites; synthetic aperture radar; SCOUT SAR; TerraSAR-X next generation satellites; digital beamforming units; high resolution wide swath SAR; instrument architecture; phased array antenna; technology aspects; technology preparation; Instruments; Radar antennas; Spaceborne radar; Synthetic aperture radar; Tiles; Digital Beamforming; High Resolution Wide Swath (HRWS); SAR; Synthetic Aperture Radar; TerraSAR-X;
Conference_Titel :
Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR), 2011 3rd International Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1351-4
