RADARSAT

Key facts:

RADARSAT-1 RADARSAT-2
Operating Time November 1995 - still operating Planned for 2005
Altitude 798 km
Repeat cycle 24 days
Swath width 50 - 500km
Sensor Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR):
  • Spectral band: C-band (5.3 GHz)
  • Spatial resolution: varying, 10 m – 100 m (depend on beam mode)

Price:

Archive data cost 1500 USD, whereas standard data start at 2750 USD per 100 x 100 km².

RADARSAT sample image
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