RADARSAT-1
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RADARSAT-1 was Canada’s first commercial Earth observation radar satellite, renowned for its all-weather, day-and-night imaging capabilities used in environmental monitoring, resource management, and disaster response worldwide.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| RADARSAT-1 canonical | 7 |
| RADARSAT program | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Canadian spacecraft
ⓘ
Earth observation satellite ⓘ radar imaging satellite ⓘ |
| actualOperationalLife | over 17 years ⓘ |
| application |
agriculture monitoring
ⓘ
disaster management ⓘ environmental monitoring ⓘ flood mapping ⓘ forestry management ⓘ land use mapping ⓘ ocean surveillance ⓘ oil spill detection ⓘ resource management ⓘ sea ice charting ⓘ sea ice monitoring ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| dataUsers |
commercial customers worldwide
ⓘ
international government agencies ⓘ |
| deactivationDate | 2013-03-29 ⓘ |
| designLife | 5 years ⓘ |
| imagingCapability |
all-weather imaging
ⓘ
day-and-night imaging ⓘ |
| imagingMode |
Fine mode
ⓘ
ScanSAR mode ⓘ Standard mode ⓘ Wide mode ⓘ |
| inclination | 98.6 degrees ⓘ |
| launchCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| launchDate | 1995-11-04 ⓘ |
| launchSite |
Space Launch Complex 2
ⓘ
surface form:
Space Launch Complex 2W
Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ
surface form:
Vandenberg Air Force Base
|
| launchVehicle |
Delta rocket
ⓘ
surface form:
Delta II 7920
|
| manufacturer | Spar Aerospace ⓘ |
| missionType |
Earth observation
ⓘ
remote sensing ⓘ |
| notableFeature | first commercial Earth observation radar satellite of Canada ⓘ |
| operator |
Canadian Space Agency
ⓘ
MDA ⓘ |
| orbitalPeriod | about 100 minutes ⓘ |
| orbitRegime | low Earth orbit ⓘ |
| orbitType | Sun-synchronous orbit ⓘ |
| powerSource | solar panels ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | C-band synthetic aperture radar ⓘ |
| program | RADARSAT program ⓘ |
| radarFrequencyBand | C-band ⓘ |
| repeatCycle | 24 days ⓘ |
| spatialResolutionRange | 8 to 100 metres ⓘ |
| status | mission ended ⓘ |
| successor | RADARSAT-2 ⓘ |
| swathWidthRange | 45 to 500 kilometres ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
RADARSAT program
subject surface form:
Canadian Space Agency