Sentinel-1 mission capabilities and SAR system calibration

Author

Geudtner, Dirk ; Torres, Ricardo ; Snoeij, Paul ; Ostergaard, A. ; Navas-Traver, Igancio

Author_Institution

ESTEC, Eur. Space Agency, Noordwijk, Netherlands

fYear

2013

fDate

April 29 2013-May 3 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

4

Abstract

The paper provides an overview of the GMES Sentinel-1 system characteristics including the SAR imaging modes and their key performance parameters as well as the specifics of related attitude and orbit control modes (i.e. roll steering mode and zero-Doppler steering mode). In addition, the Sentinel-1 SAR interferometry (InSAR) capabilities are discussed. Furthermore, the paper outlines the planned Sentinel-1 commissioning phase activities related to the in-orbit SAR system calibration and end-to-end performance verification.

Keywords

attitude control; calibration; radar imaging; synthetic aperture radar; GMES Sentinel-1 system characteristics; InSAR capabilities; SAR imaging modes; SAR system calibration; Sentinel-1 SAR interferometry capabilities; Sentinel-1 mission capabilities; in-orbit SAR system calibration; orbit control well; planned Sentinel-1 commissioning phase activities; Antennas; Azimuth; Calibration; Orbits; Radar polarimetry; Satellites; Synthetic aperture radar;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Radar Conference (RADAR), 2013 IEEE

Conference_Location

Ottawa, ON

ISSN

1097-5659

Print_ISBN

978-1-4673-5792-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/RADAR.2013.6586141

Filename

6586141