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The TerraSAR-X Payload Ground Segment: Pre-Launch Status and Performance

Schättler, Birgit and Breit, Helko and Fritz, Thomas and Schwarz, Egbert and Damerow, Heiko and Balss, Ulrich and Boerner, Elke and Balzer, Wolfgang (2006) The TerraSAR-X Payload Ground Segment: Pre-Launch Status and Performance. CEOS SAR Calibration and Validation Workshop , 2006-10-06, Edinburgh, Great Britain.

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Abstract

TerraSAR-X, the first national German radar satellite, is scheduled for launch in 2006. It carries an X-band high resolution synthetic aperture radar instrument featuring imaging modes like StripMap, ScanSAR and, particularly, SpotLight in a variety of different polarization modes. Thus the TerraSAR-X mission will provide both the scientific and commercial user community with a variety of products from advanced SAR modes. The TerraSAR-X space segment was built by EADS Astrium GmbH, the ground segment by DLR. One central ground element is the payload ground segment (PGS) which is responsible for the reception of the SAR payload data, their archiving and processing and the distribution of the generated SAR basic products to users. It is currently in its final pre-launch integration and test phase. To test the operational SAR data processing chain under most realistic TerraSAR-X conditions, specific SAR proving grounds have been set up. These are supplemented by a number of test data generation tools and - most important - by a considerable amount of test data generated using the satellite SAR instrument itself and made available for ground segment testing. Thus, an extensive PGS SAR test bed is currently in place and used for both functional and performance end-to-end tests. This paper depicts the various PGS elements for SAR data reception, transcription and processing and summarizes their functionality and design in terms of hard- and software. Both the PGS SAR test bed and the performed end-to-end tests are described. Selected test results which characterize the PGS pre-launch performance are reported.

Item URL in elib:https://elib.dlr.de/66023/
Document Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Speech)
Title:The TerraSAR-X Payload Ground Segment: Pre-Launch Status and Performance
Authors:
AuthorsInstitution or Email of AuthorsAuthor's ORCID iDORCID Put Code
Schättler, BirgitDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Breit, HelkoDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Fritz, ThomasDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Schwarz, EgbertDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Damerow, HeikoDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Balss, UlrichDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Boerner, ElkeDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Balzer, WolfgangDLRUNSPECIFIEDUNSPECIFIED
Date:2006
Open Access:Yes
Gold Open Access:No
In SCOPUS:No
In ISI Web of Science:No
Keywords:TerraSAR-X, Payload Ground Segment
Event Title:CEOS SAR Calibration and Validation Workshop
Event Location:Edinburgh, Great Britain
Event Type:Workshop
Event Date:6 October 2006
Organizer:CEOS
HGF - Research field:Aeronautics, Space and Transport (old)
HGF - Program:Space (old)
HGF - Program Themes:W EO - Erdbeobachtung
DLR - Research area:Space
DLR - Program:W EO - Erdbeobachtung
DLR - Research theme (Project):W - Projekt TerraSAR-X Nutzlastbodensegment (old)
Location: Oberpfaffenhofen
Institutes and Institutions:Remote Sensing Technology Institute > SAR Signal Processing
Deposited By: Schättler, Birgit
Deposited On:03 Nov 2010 08:08
Last Modified:24 Apr 2024 19:31

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