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Performing at full capacity

Progress in the Radar Satellite Constellation

TerraSAR-X / PAZ

HISDESAT and Airbus Defence and The constellation configuration has
Space have continued working on been set. PAZ will orbit ahead of the
the definition of the constellation positions currently occupied by Te-
of satellites that the two companies rraSAR X and TanDEM X, with an an-
operate. The operational scope, the gular separation of 98.18 degrees
requirements that govern the coor- representing a time difference of
dinated operations, and the areas about 25 minutes. Under these con-
of maximum synergy between the ditions, revisit times will be between
missions that can be exploited, have 4 and 7 days.
all been defined.

Maximum revisit
time PAZ / TSX /
TDX constellation

Average revisit
time PAZ / TSX /
TDX constellation

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