A revolutionary new satellite launched by the Canadian Space Agency on November 4, 1995. This remote sensing satellite uses radar to take images useful for agriculture, oceanography, forestry, hydrology, geology, cartography, and meteorology.
Canadian Space Agency's Radar Satellite
Canadian Space Agency SAR sensor, commercially based operation
an advanced Earth observation satellite system developed by Canada to monitor environmental change and to support resource sustainability
Canada’s series of remote sensing satellites. RADARSAT-1 was launched on November, 1995; RADARSAT-2 will be presumably launched on 2005. RADARSAT-1 hosts a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR), an active sensor operating in the microwave portion of the electromagnetic spectrum at C-band in HH polarization. The SAR operates in seven different acquisition modes, with spatial resolution ranging from 6.25 to 100 m. RADARSAT-2 will carry an enhanced version of the same sensor. More details on RADARSAT-1 and -2 are available in the Canadian Space Agency Web pages ( http://www.space.gc.ca/asc/eng/csa_sectors/earth/radarsat1/radarsat1.asp and .../radarsat2/radarsat2.asp).
Polar-orbiting, Canadian active microwave satellite launched in 1995.
A Canadian radar satellite launched in 1995.
This is the first Canadian remote sensing satellite. It uses radar technology to capture images of the earth's surface. (Related words: satellite, radar)
The RADARSAT constellation is a pair of Canadian Remote Sensing satellites.