IRIDE-SAR-NOX 1

IRIDE-SAR-NOX []

IRIDE-SAR-NOX satellites are part of the IRIDE earth observation constellation built by the Italian Space Agency ASI with the support of ESA and ASI.

The payload is the StarSAR-X X-band SAR instrument developed by MetaSensing with a 3.2 m deployable RF-TX antenna. It can operate in three modes:

  • Stripmap: 3 m range resolution, 30 × 50 km swath
  • Spotlight: 10 × 10 km swath
  • ScarSAR: 6 m range resolution, 50 × 100 km swath
Nation: Italy
Type / Application: Earth observation
Operator: ASI
Contractors: D-Orbit (prime), MetaSensing (payload)
Equipment: StarSAR-X X-band SAR
Configuration:
Propulsion:
Power: Solar cells, batteries
Lifetime: 5 years
Mass: < 580 kg
Orbit:
Satellite COSPAR Date LS Launch Vehicle Remarks
IRIDE-SAR-NOX 1 - 202x with ?

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