• 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
    https://search.isc.ac/dl/search/defaultta.aspx?DTC=49&DC=1928057