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- [Source: ASTRIUM GEOInformation Services, http://www.infoterra.de/terrasar-x-satellite ]
TerraSAR-X was successfully launched on June 15th, 2007, from Baikonur in Kazakhstan and has been fully operational since early 2008. With its active antenna, the spacecraft acquires high-quality X-band radar images of the entire planet whilst circling Earth in a polar orbit at 514 km altitude. TerraSAR-X is designed to carry out its task for five years, independent of weather conditions and illumination, and reliably provides radar imagery with a resolution of up to 1m and a unique geometric accuracy. Key Technical Features Active phased array X-band SAR Single, dual and quad polarisation Side-looking acquisition geometry Sun-synchronous dawn-dusk repeat orbit Repetition rate: 11 days; due to swath overlay, a 2.5 day revisit time time (2 days at 95% probability) to any point on Earth can be achieved Orbit altitude range from 512 km to 530 km Operational imaging modes: HighResolution Spotlight: up to 1m resolution, 5 to 10 km x 5 km (width x length) SpotLight: up to 2m resolution, 10 km x 10 km (width x length) StripMap: up to 3m resolution, 30 km x 50 km ( width x length)* ScanSAR: up to 18 m resolution, 100 km x 150 km (width x length)*
Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: TSX Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: TSX Long_Name: TerraSAR-X End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: TSX End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: SAR End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 97.44 degrees Period: 11 Days Perigee: 514 Km Orbit_Type: LEO > LOW EARTH ORBIT > POLAR SUN-SYNCHRONOUS End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-28 Online_Resource: http://www.infoterra.de/terrasar-x-satellite Online_Resource: http://www.terrasar.de/ Online_Resource: http://www.dlr.de/tsx/start_en.htm Online_Resource: http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellite_missions/list_of_satellites/tsar_general.html Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2007-06-15 Launch_Site: BAIKONUR COSMODROME, TYURATAM, RUSSIA Design_Life: 5 years Primary_Sponsor: Germany/DLR End_Group End_Group
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