spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument
C25973
concept
A spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument is an orbiting radar system that transmits microwave pulses and uses the motion of the spacecraft to synthesize a large antenna aperture, producing high-resolution images of Earth's surface regardless of weather or lighting conditions.
Observed surface forms (4)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| radar imaging Earth observation satellite | 4 |
| radar imaging satellite | 2 |
| spaceborne sensor | 2 |
| spaceborne radar payload | 1 |
Instances (9)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| RLSBO radar | spaceborne sensor |
| Shuttle Imaging Radar-B | — |
| RADARSAT-1 | radar imaging satellite |
| Mini-SAR | spaceborne radar payload |
|
RISAT series satellites
surface form:
RISAT-1
|
radar imaging Earth observation satellite |
|
Sentinel satellites
surface form:
Sentinel-1
|
radar imaging satellite |
| SIR-B | — |
| Mini-SAR (Chandrayaan-1) | — |
| ROSAA | spaceborne sensor |