ENVISAT ASAR - Design & Performance with a View to the Future

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Abstract:

The Advanced Synthetic Aperture Radar ASAR is a C band dual linear polarized multi-mode terrain monitoring radar forming part of the environmental satellite ENVISAT mission. It is to be launched on Ariane 5 in 2001. With heritage from the highly successful ERS-1 ERS-2 SAR instruments Astrium Ltd. have developed the system design of ASAR in order to provide polarization diversity, flexible swath selection, and wide swath techniques providing a range of operating modes with data products to suit various needs. This paper describes the overall instrument architecture summarizing the key technology areas and the characteristics of each operating mode. It also reviews the major technical challenges that were faced and how they were resolved.

Author(s):
Hutchinson, Michael ; Gibbons, Michael D.
Author Organization(s):
ASTRIUM (UK) LTD HAMPSHIRE (UNITED KINGDOM) DIRECTORATE OF SCIENCE EARTH OBSERVATION/METEOROLOGY
Supplementary Note:
Pres. at the RTO Sensors and Electronics Tech Panel (SET) Symposium, Island of Samos Greece, 16-18 Oct 2000. This article is from ADA391327 Space-Based Observation Technology
Pagination:
0008

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RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Monitor Series:
X5
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_6.1.3_Switching and Routing; JCA_6.1.1_Wired Transmission; JCA_6_Net Centric; JCA_6.1_Information Transport; JCA_4.6.1_General Engineering; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_2_Battlespace Awareness; JCA_2.2.2_Imagery Collection; JCA_2.2_Collection; JCA_4.1_Deployment and Distribution; JCA_1_Force Support; JCA_1.2_Force Preparation; JCA_1.2.6_Concepts; JCA_1.4.2_Health Service Delivery; JCA_1.4_Force Support; JCA_1.3_Human Capital Management; JCA_5.3_Planning
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR, SYMPOSIA, C BAND, SCIENTIFIC SATELLITES, UNITED KINGDOM
Field(s)/Group(s):
Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment
Keyword(s):
COMPONENT REPORTS, FOREIGN REPORTS, ASAR(ADVANCED SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR), ENVISAT(ENVIRONMENTAL SATELLITE)
Report Date:
2000 Oct 01
Creation Date:
2001 Jul 05