Shuttle Imaging Radar-B

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Earth observation instrument Space Shuttle payload spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument

Shuttle Imaging Radar-B was a spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument flown on the Space Shuttle to study Earth's surface and environmental features through all-weather, day-and-night imaging.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Shuttle Imaging Radar-A	1
Shuttle Imaging Radar-B canonical	1
Shuttle Imaging Radar-C	1
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission	1
Shuttle Radar Topography Mission payload	1
Space Radar Laboratory	1
Space Radar Laboratory-1	1
Space Radar Laboratory-1 payload	1
Spaceborne Imaging Radar program	1
X-SAR radar instrument	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Earth observation instrument ⓘ Space Shuttle payload ⓘ spaceborne synthetic aperture radar instrument ⓘ
alternateName	SIR-B ⓘ
capability	all-weather imaging ⓘ day-and-night imaging ⓘ
countryOfOperator	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataType	radar imagery ⓘ
dataUsedBy	environmental scientists ⓘ geologists ⓘ oceanographers ⓘ
flownOnMission	STS-41-G ⓘ surface form: STS-41G
followedBy	Shuttle Imaging Radar-B self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shuttle Imaging Radar-C
frequencyBand	L-band ⓘ
hostSpacecraft	Space Shuttle orbiter ⓘ
imagingMode	side-looking radar ⓘ synthetic aperture ⓘ
landingDate	1984-10-13 ⓘ
launchDate	1984-10-05 ⓘ
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
missionDuration	about 8 days ⓘ
notableFeature	first spaceborne SAR with variable incidence angle capability ⓘ
objective	demonstrate advanced spaceborne SAR techniques ⓘ investigate ocean surface phenomena ⓘ map large-scale geologic structures ⓘ study soil moisture and vegetation ⓘ
operatedOn	Space Shuttle Challenger ⓘ
orbits	low Earth orbit ⓘ
partOf	Shuttle Imaging Radar-B self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Spaceborne Imaging Radar program
polarizationModes	HH ⓘ HV ⓘ VH ⓘ VV ⓘ
precededBy	Shuttle Imaging Radar-B self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Shuttle Imaging Radar-A
program	NASA Space Shuttle imaging radar experiments ⓘ
repeatPassCapability	yes ⓘ
sensorType	L-band synthetic aperture radar ⓘ
spaceAgency	NASA ⓘ
swathWidth	approximately 50 kilometers ⓘ
usedFor	Earth surface imaging ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ geological studies ⓘ hydrological studies ⓘ land use mapping ⓘ oceanographic studies ⓘ
wavelength	approximately 23.5 centimeters ⓘ

Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

STS-41-G → carriedPayload → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ

Shuttle Imaging Radar-B → partOf → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Spaceborne Imaging Radar program

Shuttle Imaging Radar-B → precededBy → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shuttle Imaging Radar-A

Shuttle Imaging Radar-B → followedBy → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shuttle Imaging Radar-C

STS-99 → primaryObjective → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission

STS-99 → payload → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ

this entity surface form: Shuttle Radar Topography Mission payload

STS-59 → programAffiliation → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ

this entity surface form: Space Radar Laboratory

STS-59 → programAffiliation → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ

this entity surface form: Space Radar Laboratory-1

STS-59 → payload → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ

this entity surface form: Space Radar Laboratory-1 payload

STS-59 → payload → Shuttle Imaging Radar-B ⓘ

this entity surface form: X-SAR radar instrument