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TSX  

Definition

  • [Source: ASTRIUM GEOInformation Services, http://www.infoterra.de/terrasar-x-satellite ] TerraSAR-X was successfully launched on June 15th, 2007, from Baikonur in Kazakhstan and has been fully operational since early 2008. With its active antenna, the spacecraft acquires high-quality X-band radar images of the entire planet whilst circling Earth in a polar orbit at 514 km altitude. TerraSAR-X is designed to carry out its task for five years, independent of weather conditions and illumination, and reliably provides radar imagery with a resolution of up to 1m and a unique geometric accuracy. Key Technical Features Active phased array X-band SAR Single, dual and quad polarisation Side-looking acquisition geometry Sun-synchronous dawn-dusk repeat orbit Repetition rate: 11 days; due to swath overlay, a 2.5 day revisit time time (2 days at 95% probability) to any point on Earth can be achieved Orbit altitude range from 512 km to 530 km Operational imaging modes: HighResolution Spotlight: up to 1m resolution, 5 to 10 km x 5 km (width x length) SpotLight: up to 2m resolution, 10 km x 10 km (width x length) StripMap: up to 3m resolution, 30 km x 50 km ( width x length)* ScanSAR: up to 18 m resolution, 100 km x 150 km (width x length)* Group: Platform_Details Entry_ID: TSX Group: Platform_Identification Platform_Category: Earth Observation Satellites Short_Name: TSX Long_Name: TerraSAR-X End_Group Group: Synonymous_Platform_Names Short_Name: TSX End_Group Group: Platform_Associated_Instruments Short_Name: SAR End_Group Group: Orbit Orbit_Inclination: 97.44 degrees Period: 11 Days Perigee: 514 Km Orbit_Type: LEO > LOW EARTH ORBIT > POLAR SUN-SYNCHRONOUS End_Group Creation_Date: 2007-11-28 Online_Resource: http://www.infoterra.de/terrasar-x-satellite Online_Resource: http://www.terrasar.de/ Online_Resource: http://www.dlr.de/tsx/start_en.htm Online_Resource: http://ilrs.gsfc.nasa.gov/satellite_missions/list_of_satellites/tsar_general.html Group: Platform_Logistics Launch_Date: 2007-06-15 Launch_Site: BAIKONUR COSMODROME, TYURATAM, RUSSIA Design_Life: 5 years Primary_Sponsor: Germany/DLR End_Group End_Group (en)

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  • TERRASAR-X (en)

Change note

  • 2016-06-09 13:22:04.0 [epneff] added altLabel insert AltLabel (id: null text: TERRASAR-X language code: en);
  • 2019-02-22 16:51:25.0 [mmorahan] insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 285c90fb-0b3f-487f-a094-40d6dea7948e relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);
  • 2019-03-18 12:38:38.0 [mmorahan] delete WeightedRelation (null); insert WeightedRelation (id: null related concept uuid: 4dc63a97-144f-49f7-8fe2-2202857543f7 relationship type: null relationship value: null generated by: null);
  • 2020-06-19 13:17:24.0 [mmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (TSX [a5c7a4c7-bbf4-42df-a754-20cb6b98317a,542339] - STPSat-3 [b5e24e20-f99f-423f-83ac-d3eb5989ac48,542485]);
  • 2020-06-19 13:17:42.0 [mmorahan] Move Concepts delete narrower relation (null);
  • 2021-11-18 12:40:01.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (TSX [a5c7a4c7-bbf4-42df-a754-20cb6b98317a,826588] - Space-based Platforms [b39a69b4-c3b9-4a94-b296-bbbbe5e4c847,835875]);
  • 2021-11-30 09:42:51.0 [tstevens] Move Concepts delete broader relation (null); add broader relation (TSX [a5c7a4c7-bbf4-42df-a754-20cb6b98317a,826588] - Earth Observation Satellites [3466eed1-2fbb-49bf-ab0b-dc08731d502b,826121]);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/a5c7a4c7-bbf4-42df-a754-20cb6b98317a

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