Radar satellites in Space
Radar satellite remote sensing has a long and prosperous tradition on an international scale. Starting with SeaSat in the late 1970’s, numerous missions contributed to a vast range of data, improving environmental and Earth system sciences. Since the 1990‘s and 2000’s, very successful satellite missions were launched, for example ERS 1 and 2, ENVISAT and ALOS provided large amounts of data to scientists, commercial users and public authorities.
The establishment of spaceborne sensors with different frequency bands also increased the potential of radar remote sensing to contribute to many scientific endeavors. In the future many follow-on missions will guarantee a continuous flow of global data coverages and even an increase in the variety of wavelengths, which will provide us greater information content.
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Radar History Timeline
Use the following explorable explanation to become familiar with the historic and recent satellite missions sent into space. Click on the individual Icons to learn more about each of the missions.
Radar satellites in Space
Radar satellite remote sensing has a long and prosperous tradition on an international scale. Starting with SeaSat in the late 1970’s, numerous missions contributed to a vast range of data, improving environmental and Earth system sciences. Since the 1990‘s and 2000’s, very successful satellite missions were launched, for example ERS 1 and 2, ENVISAT and ALOS provided large amounts of data to scientists, commercial users and public authorities.
The establishment of spaceborne sensors with different frequency bands also increased the potential of radar remote sensing to contribute to many scientific endeavors. In the future many follow-on missions will guarantee a continuous flow of global data coverages and even an increase in the variety of wavelengths, which will provide us greater information content.
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Radar History Timeline
Use the following explorable explanation to become familiar with the historic and recent satellite missions sent into space. Click on the individual Icons to learn more about each of the missions.