Scientific applications of a bistatic radar mission based on a small satellite

Giancarlo Rufino; Antonio Moccia

doi:10.1117/12.453962

28 January 2002 Scientific applications of a bistatic radar mission based on a small satellite

Giancarlo Rufino, Antonio Moccia

Proceedings Volume 4543, SAR Image Analysis, Modeling, and Techniques IV; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453962
Event: International Symposium on Remote Sensing, 2001, Toulouse, France

Abstract

After the acceptance of two small missions aimed at astrophysics and space communications, the Italian Space Agency is looking forward scheduling a third small mission, devoted to Earth observation. In this ambit a proposal for bistatic synthetic aperture radar (SAR) observations has been founded for a feasibility study. The proposed mission (BISSAT) concept consists in flying a passive SAR on board a small satellite, which observes the area illuminated by an active SAR, operating on an already existing large platform. Several scientific applications of bistatic measurements can be envisaged, such as : evaluation of bistatic radar cross section; improvement of image classification and pattern recognition procedures; acquisition of terrain elevation and slope; acquisition of velocity measurements; interferometric surveys upon completion of the nominal bistatic mission and successful baseline control; stereogrammatic applications. This paper presents these applications within the BISSAT mission, with particular reference to interferometric ones, showing the requirements on mission operation and discussing the expected results and performance.

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Giancarlo Rufino and Antonio Moccia "Scientific applications of a bistatic radar mission based on a small satellite", Proc. SPIE 4543, SAR Image Analysis, Modeling, and Techniques IV, (28 January 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.453962

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