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Copernicus ROSE-L SAR Mission

Conference: EUSAR 2022 - 14th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
07/25/2022 - 07/27/2022 at Leipzig, Germany

Proceedings: EUSAR 2022

Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF

Authors:
Geudtner, Dirk; Gebert, Nicolas; Davidson, Malcolm; Petrolati, Daniele; Iannini, Lorenzo; Osborne, Steve; Furnell, Robert (European Space Agency (ESA), Noordwijk, The Netherlands)

Abstract:
This paper provides an overview of the Copernicus L-band SAR mission referred to as ROSE-L (Radar Observation System for Europe at L-band), which ESA has started to implement (currently in Phase B2). In particular, we discuss the ROSE-L system and instrument design focusing on the envisaged SAR modes and their key performance parameters, and critical novel technology developments. Furthermore, we outline the approach for the implementation of the split-spectrum technique at SAR instrument level, which is required for the Ionosphere phase correction to ensure high-quality SAR interferometry data.