[PS2-2-2-3-2-3-2] Spotlight

The SpotLight imaging modes steer its antenna beam in azimuth direction to increase the illumination time, i.e. the size of the synthetic aperture. This leads to a restriction in the image / scene size. Thus, the scene size is technically restricted to a defined size: 10 km x 10 km.

External resources

• AIRBUS (2015). TerraSAR-X Image Product Guide. Basic and Enhanced Radar Satellite Imagery.
  AIRBUS (2015). TerraSAR-X Image Product Guide. Basic and Enhanced Radar Satellite Imagery.
• Kramer, H. (2002). Observation of the Earth and its Environment. Survay of Missions and Sensonrs. 4th edition, pp. 1514, 522 illustrations, 857 tables, Springer Verlag, ISBN: 3-540-42388-5

Learning outcomes

• 2020 - Explain and discuss the SAR acquisition mode spotlight

  Explain and discuss the SAR acquisition mode spotlight

• 2093 - Compare and discuss different SAR acquisition modes

  Compare and discuss different SAR acquisition modes

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-2] Spotlight subclassof [PS2-2-3-3] Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) acquisition modes

Incoming relations

• [PP2-3-7-1] Azimuth direction is prerequisite of [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-2] Spotlight
• [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-2-1] Staring Spotlight subclassof [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-2] Spotlight

Contributors

• Martyna A. Stelmaszczuk-Górska
  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3097-9278