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TerraSAR-X

Very high resolution 25 cm SAR satellite imagery, acquired worldwide with a revisit rate of 11 days. The collection contains data from 2010 to the present.

Overview

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

A TerraSAR-X Site image of the Aswan High Dam (Egypt)

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Data products

Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
Custom

X-band

API name and ID: terra-sar-tasking | a6f64332-3148-4e05-a475-45a02176f210
Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
TerraSAR-X Catalog

X-band

API name and ID: Not integrated

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Airbus
Collection type

Tasking from 175,000 credits per scene

Catalog from 87,500 credits per scene
Product type SAR
System type Satellite

Data

SpecificationDescription
Azimuth resolution

Spot (standard): 2 m

Spot (high resolution): 1 m

Spot (high resolution 300 MHz): 1 m

Site: 25 cm

Strip: 3 m

Scan (standard): 18.50 m

Scan (wide): 40 m
Ground range resolution

Spot (standard): 1.48 m–3.49 m

Spot (high resolution): 1.48 m–3.49 m

Spot (high resolution 300 MHz): 74 cm–1.77 m

Site: 85 cm–1.77 m

Strip: 1.70 m–3.49 m

Scan (standard): 1.70 m–3.49 m

Scan (wide): Up to 7 m
Bit depth per pixel16-bit
Delivery format

A ZIP file containing the following files:

  • Data (COSAR or GeoTIFF)
  • Metadata (KML, TXT, XML)
  • Visuals (GeoTIFF)
MasksTransparency

Processing levels

ComplexDetectedGeocoded

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SLC

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GRD

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GEC, GTC
ComplexDetectedGeocoded

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SLC*

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GRD*

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GEC*, GTC*

*Upon request.

System

SpecificationDescription
Acquisition mode

Spot (standard)

Spot (high resolution)

Spot (high resolution 300 MHz)

Site

Strip

Scan (standard)

Scan (wide)
Incidence angleMode-dependent, from 15° to 55°
Slant range resolution

Spot (standard): 1.20 m

Spot (high resolution): 1.20 m

Spot (high resolution 300 MHz): 60 cm

Site: 60 cm

Strip: 1.20 m

Scan (standard): 1.20 m

Scan (wide): From 1.70 m to 3.30 m
Tasking priorityStandard
OrbitSun-synchronous, at 514 km
Orbit direction

Ascending

Descending
Number of satellites2
Polarization

Single: HH, VV

Dual: HH/VV
Revisit rateEvery 11 days

Band data

SpecificationDescription
FrequencyX-band: 9.65 GHz

Geographic reference

SpecificationDescription
Coordinate reference systemGeographic-WGS84
Positional accuracy

Horizontal: 10 m CE90 absolute

Vertical:

  • 10 m LE90 absolute
  • 2 m LE90 relative

Conditions

SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Output: Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:

  • Spot (standard): 10 km × 10 km
  • Spot (high resolution): 10 km × 5 km
  • Spot (high resolution 300 MHz): 10 km × 5 km
  • Site: 4 km × 3.7 km
  • Strip: From 30 km × 50 km to 30×1,650 km2
  • Scan (standard): From 100 km × 150 km to 100×1,650 km2
  • Scan (wide): From 270 km × 200 km to 270×1,500 km2
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene
SpecificationDescription
Limitations

Input: AOI

Availability: From 2010

Output: Scenes of a certain size intersecting the defined AOI:

  • Spot (standard): 10 km × 10 km
  • Spot (high resolution): 10 km × 5 km
  • Spot (high resolution 300 MHz): 10 km × 5 km
  • Site: 4 km × 3.7 km
  • Strip: From 30 km × 50 km to 30×1,650 km2
  • Scan (standard): From 100 km × 150 km to 100×1,650 km2
  • Scan (wide): From 270 km × 200 km to 270×1,500 km2
Minimum chargeAs per 1 scene

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

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