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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Conference, 2008. RADAR '08. IEEE
Conference_Location :
Rome
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-1538-0
Electronic_ISBN :
1097-5659
DOI :
10.1109/RADAR.2008.4720773