The TerraSAR-X Satellite

被引:158
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作者
Pitz, Wolfgang [1 ]
Miller, David [1 ]
机构
[1] Astrium Satellites, D-88039 Friedrichshafen, Germany
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关键词
SAR satellite; synthetic aperture radar (SAR);
D O I
10.1109/TGRS.2009.2037432
中图分类号
P3 [地球物理学]; P59 [地球化学];
学科分类号
0708 ; 070902 ;
摘要
TerraSAR-X is a versatile synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite with active phased array antenna technology and represents the backbone of the German national radar Earth observation mission. With its large variety of different SAR imaging modes and its high operational flexibility, TerraSAR-X ideally serves the scientific community and users from the industrial sector and governmental institutions. The innovative satellite system design combines the rich experience from past German and European SAR space missions like X-SAR, SRTM, ERS 1 and 2, and Envisat combined with state-of-the-art Earth observation bus technology as used, e.g., on the CHAMP and GRACE satellites.
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页码:615 / 622
页数:8
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