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TerraSAR-X

Very high resolution 25 cm SAR satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 11 days.

Overview

TerraSAR-X imagery is acquired by two high resolution radar satellites (TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X) every 11 days anywhere on the globe. See more on the marketplace.

TerraSAR-X image

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

Specifications

General

SpecificationDescription
Collection typeTasking
Product typeSAR
System typeSatellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolutionSpotLight: 2 m (high)
Staring SpotLight: 25 cm (very high)
StripMap: 3 m (medium)
ScanSAR: 18.50 m (medium)
Wide ScanSAR: 40 m (low)
High Resolution SpotLight: 1 m (high)
High Resolution SpotLight 300 MHz: 1 m (high)
Ground range resolutionSpotLight: From 1.48 m to 3.49 m
Staring SpotLight: from 85 cm to 1.77 m
StripMap: from 1.70 m to 3.49 m
ScanSAR: from 1.70 m to 3.49 m
Wide ScanSAR: up to 7 m
High Resolution SpotLight: from 1.48 m to 3.49 m
High Resolution SpotLight 300 MHz: from 74 cm to 1.77 m
Bit depth per pixel16-bit
Standard deliveryA ZIP file containing the following files:
  • Data (COSAR or GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (KML, TXT, XML)
  • Visuals (GeoTIFF)

Processing levels

ComplexDetectedGeocoded
Supported inline-icon-large
SLC		Supported inline-icon-large
GRD		Supported inline-icon-large
GEC, GTC

System

SpecificationDescription
Imaging modeStaring SpotLight
High Resolution SpotLight
High Resolution SpotLight 300 MHz
SpotLight
StripMap
ScanSAR
Wide ScanSAR
Incidence angleFrom 20° to 55° (mode dependent)
Slant range resolutionSpotLight: 1.20 m
Staring SpotLight: 60 cm
StripMap: 1.20 m
ScanSAR: 1.20 m
Wide ScanSAR: from 1.70 m to 3.30 m
High Resolution SpotLight: 1.20 m
High Resolution SpotLight 300 MHz: 60 cm
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 514 km
Orbit directionAscending
Descending
PolarizationSingle: HH, VV
Dual: HH/VV
Revisit rateEvery 11 days

Band

SpecificationDescription
Frequency bandX-band: 9.65 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemEPSG:4326

Limitations

LimitationValue
InputAOI
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
OutputScenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:
  • SpotLight: 10×10 km
  • Staring SpotLight: 4×3.7 km
  • Stripmap: from 30×50 km to 30×1650 km
  • ScanSAR: from 100×150 km to 100×1650 km
  • Wide ScanSAR: from 270×200 km to 270×1500 km
  • High Resolution SpotLight: 10×5 km
  • High Resolution SpotLight 300 MHz: 10×5 km

UP42 data products

DescriptionData product IDCollection name
Customa6f64332-3148-4e05-a475-45a02176f210terra-sar-tasking