Title :
Present and future of L band SAR for small satellites
Author_Institution :
Innovative Nano Satellite Technol. Center, Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
In SAR-580 experiment using L/C/X band SAR mounted on Convair 580 was conducted for the first time in Japan. Based upon these results, L band HH was selected for SAR mounted on JERS-1. Later, PALSAR (full polarimetry) mounted on ALOS was developed and launched by H-IIA rocket. In FY 2013, PALSAR-2 mounted on ALOS-2 will be launched by H-IIA rocket. In this paper, present and future of spectral and technical issues of airborne and spaceborne L band SAR including small L band SAR to be resolved are presented.
Keywords :
artificial satellites; remote sensing by radar; synthetic aperture radar; AD 2013; ALOS; Convair 580; H-IIA rocket; JERS-1; Japan; L band SAR; PALSAR; SAR-580 experiment; small satellites; Interference; Radar antennas; Satellites; Spaceborne radar; Spatial resolution; Synthetic aperture radar;
Conference_Titel :
Synthetic Aperture Radar (APSAR), 2013 Asia-Pacific Conference on
Conference_Location :
Tsukuba
