An Overview of the Copernicus Rose-L SAR Instrument

This paper provides an overview of the Copernicus L-band SAR mission referred to as ROSE-L (Radar Observing System for Europe at L-band).In particular, the paper provides an overview of the ROSE-L spacecraft and focuses on the ROSE-L SAR instrument architecture, performance and critical technology developments.The current status of the instrument activities (project is in Phase C) will be presented, highlighting the main achievements and challenges.