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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.

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

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Data products

Data productSpectral bands combinationOrder link
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X-band

API name and ID: terra-sar-tasking | a6f64332-3148-4e05-a475-45a02176f210

Specifications

General

Specification Description
Provider Airbus
Collection type

Tasking from 175,000 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

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

Geographic coverage

The geographic coverage is global.

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