Emerging Trends in Radar: Spaceborne Radar for Surveillance

Novel spaceborne radar constellations for surveillance will be engaged with target detection, tracking, and characterization. Each radar payload will rely on a fully-polarimetric high performance extreme computing architecture in the K_a band aimed at scanning a large volume of interest with profound implications for space situational awareness. A brief review of research findings paves the way for a high level roadmap on future research and development endeavors.