Low-cost realisation of space-borne synthetic aperture radar - MICROSAR (September 2003)

This paper presents an overview of the MicroSAR satellite, showing the approach adopted to realise a truly low cost space-borne SAR system. The rationale leading to the proposed design, an outline of the overall structure of the associated imaging system, a review of the performance estimated for the resulting MicroSAR imaging system and a view of the airborne demonstrator, are provided.