Companion SAR missions

Scientific rationale and technical challenges

Conference Paper (2017)
Author(s)

Paco Lopez Dekker (TU Delft - Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning)

Pau Prats-Iraola (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR))

Marc Rodriguez Cassola (Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR))

Bernardo Carnicero Dominguez (European Space Agency (ESA))

Research Group
Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning
DOI related publication
https://doi.org/10.1109/IGARSS.2017.8126914
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Publication Year
2017
Language
English
Research Group
Mathematical Geodesy and Positioning
Volume number
2017-July
Pages (from-to)
141-144
ISBN (electronic)
9781509049516

Abstract

Companion missions provide a path to add single-pass interferometric capabilities to existing monostatic SAR missions. Large baselines, only achievable through formation flying, are necessary both to achieve the required performance in many interferometric applications and to enable SAR tomography. Some of the main challenges include meeting tight formation flying requirements, often calling for multiple-companion solutions, and oscillator synchronization.

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