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MAPSAR
MAPSAR [INPE]
MAPSAR (Multi-Application Purpose SAR) is a brazilian SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) mission for Earth Observation. It will feature a sensor system for cartography, forestry, geology, geomorphology, hydrology, agriculture, disaster management, oceanography, urban studies and security.
To accomplish the overall requirements, an L-band SAR has been chosen as the only payload of a small satellite. The key component of the SAR instrument is the SAR antenna, which is designed as an elliptical parabolic reflector antenna with dimension of approximately 7,5 m (azimuth) × 5 m (range). L-band (high spatial resolution, quad-pol) has been selected for the SAR sensor as optimum frequency accounting for the majority of Brazilian and German user requirements.
The satellite was to be based on INPE´s Plataforma Multimissão (Multi-Mission Platform, MMP).
The MAPSAR effort seems to have been cancelled around 2009.
| Nation: | Brazil |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation, radar |
| Operator: | INPE |
| Contractors: | INPE |
| Equipment: | L-band SAR |
| Configuration: | Plataforma Multimissão (MMP) |
| Propulsion: | ? |
| Power: | 2 deployable solar arrays, batteries |
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| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MAPSAR | - | cancelled |
References:
- Reinhard Schröder, Mario Marcos Quintino da Silva et al.: The MAPSAR Mission: Objectives, Design and Status
