Title :
RA-2 Radar Altimeter:instrument FM model pre-launch performance results
Author :
Zelli, C. ; Provvedi, F. ; Croci, R. ; Buscaglione, F. ; Bauleo, A.
Author_Institution :
Space Div., Alenia Aerosp., Rome, Italy
Abstract :
The European Space Agency (ESA) has awarded a contract to Daimler-Benz Aerospace, Dornier to fly on ENVISAT-1 mission the Radar Altimeter RA-2 developed by Alenia Aerospazio. The aim of this paper is to provide an overview of the instrument performance derived from evaluation of the test results gathered during the instrument integration and characterisation campaign carried out for the flight model (FM)
Keywords :
atmospheric measuring apparatus; atmospheric techniques; geophysical equipment; geophysical techniques; meteorological radar; oceanographic equipment; oceanographic techniques; remote sensing by radar; spaceborne radar; 13.75 GHz; 3.2 GHz; Alenia Aerospazio; ENVISAT-1; ESA; European Space Agency; FM model; RA-2; Radar Altimeter; S-band; SHF; X-band; atmosphere; equipment; geophysical measurement technique; hydrology; instrument; lake; land ice; land surface; meteorology; microwave radar; ocean; pre-launch performance; radar altimetry method; radar remote sensing; sea ice; sea surface; spaceborne radar; terrain mapping; Antenna feeds; Extraterrestrial measurements; Frequency; Ice; Instruments; Oceans; Pulsed power supplies; Receiving antennas; Sea measurements; Spaceborne radar;
Conference_Titel :
Geoscience and Remote Sensing Symposium Proceedings, 1998. IGARSS '98. 1998 IEEE International
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4403-0
DOI :
10.1109/IGARSS.1998.703725
