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Satellite:
Tandem-L
Satellite details
Acronym
Tandem-L
Full name
Tandem-L Interferometric Radar Mission
Satellite Description
3rd component of the TerraSAR-X programme, actually composed of two units flying in parallel to implement interferometry.
Main mission: all-weather land observation, including surveillance and emergency management.
Significant contribution to temperature/humidity sounding.
Mass at launch
Dry mass
Power
Data access link
no link provided
Data access information
Data distributed by Astrium/Infoterra.
Orbit
Sunsynchronous orbit
Altitude
745 km
ECT
06:00 desc
Space agency
DLR
Status
Planned
Details on Status (as
available)
Launch
≥2024
EOL
≥2036
Last update:
2021-01-16
Associated satellite programme and related satellites
Note: red tag: no longer operational , green tag: operational ,
blue tag : future
Satellite Payload
All known Instruments flying on
Tandem-L
Acronym
Full name
L-SAR
L-band Synthetic Aperture Radar
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Satellite payload
All known instruments flying on
Tandem-L
* The information in this field is estimated or assumed
Telecommunication frequency or microwave sensing channel information Show expert details
Service
Dir or Mode
Frequency
Emission designator
Bandwidth
Polarisation
D/A
Data rate or Baseband
Comments
SAR-X
active
9650 - 9650 MHz
N/R kHz
-
A
X-band SAR