Overview and Future Prospects of DLRs SAR Calibration Facility

Abstract:
The increasing complexity of modern SAR missions requires for new calibration strategies and suitable reference targets. DLR operates its own calibration facility to provide an extensive infrastructure of various reference targets. Over the last years we have been developing innovative polarimetric active radar calibrators (PARCs) adapted to the demands of next generation SAR missions. A prototype of our next generation PARC has recently been integrated and installed at one of our sites for end-to-end testing. They will complement our calibration facility to provide support for SAR missions operating in X-, C-, and L-Band. This talk discusses the status and future prospects of DLRs Calibration Facility and its different reference targets.