First results of the Sentinel-1A in-orbit antenna characterization performed by DLR

Proceedings of the European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, EUSAR

Volumn Proceedings of the European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar, EUSAR, Issue , 2014, Pages 1263-1266

  Alfonzo, Gabriel Castellanos ^a   Schwerdt, Marco ^a   Döring, Björn ^a   Ramon, Núria Tous ^a   Schmidt, Kersten ^a  

^a GERMAN AEROSPACE CENTER DLR   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTENNAS; CALIBRATION; MICROWAVE ANTENNAS; ORBITS; RADAR; RADAR ANTENNAS;

ANTENNA CHARACTERIZATIONS; ANTENNA MODEL; COMMISSIONING PHASE; HIGH DEMAND; IN-ORBIT; INTEGRAL PART; SAR SYSTEM; SENTINEL-1;

SYNTHETIC APERTURE RADAR;

EID: 84991577541     PISSN: 21974403     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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