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NovaSAR-S 1
NovaSAR-S 1 [SSTL]
NovaSAR-S 1 is mission to demonstrate a small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mission designed for low-cost programmes and optimised for shared launch opportunites.
SSTL develops the mission as a partnership between the British government and SSTL. The government contributed about 21 million British pounds to the development and launch.
The satellite introduces the NovaSAR-S platform, which features the heritage SSTL-300 avionics, with an S-band radar imaging payload developed by the space borne SAR team at Airbus in Portsmouth, UK, and S-band solid state power amplifer technology.
The S-band SAR provides medium resolution of 6 to 30 m imagery ideal for applications in the following fields:
- flood monitoring
- agricultural crop assessment
- forest monitoring (temperate and rain forest)
- land use mapping
- disaster management
- maritime applications
| Nation: | UK |
|---|---|
| Type / Application: | Earth observation, radar |
| Operator: | SSTL |
| Contractors: | SSTL (bus); Airbus (payload) |
| Equipment: | S-band SAR |
| Configuration: | NovaSAR-S bus |
| Propulsion: | |
| Power: | Solar cells, batteries |
| Lifetime: | 7 years |
| Mass: | 430 kg |
| Orbit: | 574 km × 592 km, 97.82° |
| Satellite | COSPAR | Date | LS | Launch Vehicle | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NovaSAR-S 1 | 2018-071B | 16.09.2018 | Sr FLP | PSLV-CA | with SSTL-S1 4 |
References:
- SSTL: NovaSAR-S-S: Small satellite Synthetic Aperture Radar platform
- eoPortal Directory: NovaSAR-S-S
