DocumentCode :
1928057
Title :
COSMO SkyMed active phased array SAR instrument
Author :
Capece, P. ; Borgarelli, L. ; Lazzaro, M. Di ; Marcantonio, U. Di ; Torre, A.
Author_Institution :
Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A., Rome
fYear :
2008
fDate :
26-30 May 2008
Firstpage :
1
Lastpage :
4
Abstract :
This paper describes the COSMO-SkyMed SAR instrument and its active phased array, developed by Thales Alenia Space Italia under contract of Italian Space Agency and Italian Ministry of Defence. Major focus is given to the description of the antenna, the architectural solutions and the technological results.
Keywords :
phased array radar; spaceborne radar; synthetic aperture radar; COSMO SkyMed; Thales Alenia Space Italia; active phased array SAR instrument; Amplitude modulation; Bandwidth; Chirp; Contracts; Frequency conversion; Instruments; Military satellites; Phased arrays; Pulse generation; Space technology; COSMO-SkyMed; SAR; active phased array;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rome
ISSN :
1097-5659
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1538-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-5659
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720773
Filename :
4720773
Link To Document :
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