The Thales Alenia Space HE-R1000 satellite product line

Abstract:
HE-R1000 is one of the SAR observation Product Lines of Thales Alenia Space (TAS). The HE-R1000 SAR Satellite is specifically devoted to intelligence gathering, military reconnaissance. All the versions of this product line are designed to offer the following key features: High revisit time (i.e. multiple data take opportunities per day over the same target), due to the inclined orbit optimized for each specific Customer/Area of interest. High operational capability in terms of number of images that can be acquired and downloaded per orbit. Agile operation, i.e. high manoeuvre capability for image acquisition and for repointing to acquire successive images in a defined, even small, region of interest. Very high resolution imaging capability is granted by the satellite agility and large signal instantaneous bandwidth. This paper will highlight HE-R1000 satellite main features summarizing how development activity carried on by Thales Alenia Space enabled HE-R1000 flightworthiness.