Spaceborne SAR study: LDRD `92 final report

Technical Report · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1993

OSTI ID:10139776

Bickel, D L; Brock, B C ^[1]; Allen, C T ^[2]

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1. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
2. Allied-Signal Aerospace Co., Kansas City, MO (United States). Kansas City Div.

This is the final report for a study performed for the 1992 LDRD spaceborne SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) study. This report presents an overview of some of the issues that must be considered for design and implementation of a SAR on a spaceborne platform. The issues addressed in this report include: a survey of past, present, and future spaceborne SARs; pulse-repetition frequency (PRF); general image processing issues; transmitter power requirements; the ionosphere; antennas; two case studies; and an appendix with a simplified presentation on geometry and orbits.

• Research Organization: Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
• DOE Contract Number: AC04-76DP00789
• OSTI ID: 10139776
• Report Number(s): SAND-93-0731; ON: DE93011485
• Resource Relation: Other Information: PBD: Mar 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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