[PS2-2-2-3-2-3-2-1] Staring Spotlight

Staring SpotLight is a SAR acquisition mode currently available on the SAR satellite TerraSAR-X, allowing azimuth resolution up to 0.25 m. It uses beam steering in azimuth direction to increase the illumination time (i.e. the size of the aperture). The virtual rotation center is situated inside the image scene.

Introduction

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.

Learning outcomes

• 2019 - Explain and discuss the SAR acquisition mode staring spotlight

  Explain and discuss the SAR acquisition mode staring spotlight

• 2093 - Compare and discuss different SAR acquisition modes

  Compare and discuss different SAR acquisition modes

Self assessment

Outgoing relations

• [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-2-1] Staring Spotlight subclassof [PS2-2-2-3-2-3-2] Spotlight

Contributors

• Clémence Dubois
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