Introduction
TerraSAR-X images are acquired by two high-resolution radar satellites (TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X) every 11 days anywhere on the globe.
Product information
Geographic coverage
The geographic coverage is global.
Technical specifications
| Specifications | Description |
|---|---|
| Spatial resolution | Very high resolution (0-5 m) High resolution (5-40 m) |
| Image type | Radar |
| Acquisition modes | Staring SpotLight High Resolution SpotLight High Resolution SpotLight 300 MHz SpotLight StripMap ScanSAR Wide ScanSAR |
| Radiometric processing levels | L1B (basic image product) EI (enhanced image products) |
| File formats | COSAR GeoTIFF |
| Revisit frequency | 2-11 days |
| Data availability | 2007 - present |
| Incidence angle | 15° - 60° |
| Spectral bands | X (9.65 GHz) |
| Polarisations | Single Dual |
| Orbit directions | Ascending & Descending |
| Bit depths | 16 bits per pixel |
| Coordinate system | WGS84 (EPSG4326) |
| Acquisition mode | Slant range resolution [m] | Azimuth resolution [m] | Polarisation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Staring SpotLight | 0.6 | 0.24 | Single (VV or HH) |
| High Resolution SpotLight | 1.2 1.2 | 1.1 2.2 | Single (VV or HH) Dual (HH & VV) |
| High Resolution SpotLight 300 MHz | 1.2 1.2 | 1.1 2.2 | Single (VV or HH) Dual (HH & VV) |
| SpotLight | 1.2 1.2 | 1.7 3.4 | Single (VV or HH) Dual (HH & VV) |
| StripMap | 1.2 1.2 | 3.3 6.6 | Single (VV or HH) Dual (HH & VV, HH & HV, or VV & VH) |
| ScanSAR | 1.2 | 18.5 | Single (VV or HH) |
| Wide ScanSAR | 1.7 - 3.3 | 40 | Single (VV, HH, HV or VH) |
| Processing level | Product type | File format |
|---|---|---|
| Basic image products | Single Look Slant Range Complex (SSC) Multi Look Ground Range Detected (MGD) Geocoded Ellipsoid Corrected (GEC) Enhanced Ellipsoid Corrected (EEC) | COSAR GeoTIFF GeoTIFF GeoTIFF |
| Enhanced image products | Orthorectified Image (ORI) Radiometrically Corrected Image (RAN) Mosaic (MC) Ascending/Descending Merge (ADM) | GeoTIFF GeoTIFF GeoTIFF GeoTIFF |
UP42 data products
| Data product | ID | Polarization | Acquisition mode | Coordinate system |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Custom | a6f64332-3148-4e05-a475-45a02176f210 | Any | Any | WGS84 (EPSG4326) |