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TERRASAR-X/PAZ
RADAR SATELLITE CONSTELLATION

In 2012, Hisdesat entered into an agreement with ting applications and also
Airbus Defence and Space (formerly Astrium GEO) provide services for new
for the creation of a constellation of radar satellites, ones.
by coordinating the resources that PAZ, TerraSAR-
X and TanDEM-X make available to clients. Some of The satellites will use the
the advantages of this constellation are: same orbit and will have iden-
tical scan width and imaging
— Significantly reduced revisit time (to between modes, making them com-
4 and 7 days), of importance to interferome- pletely interchangeble for the
tric processes and applications with strict time end user. Coordination bet-
requirements ween the ground segments
and their interconnection
— Improved capacity for surveillance applica-
with direct access stations
tions and map generation (DAS) will allow users to re-

— A simplified client request process via a single ceive and process data inter-
portal and a single catalogue changeably from the three
satellites and obtain equiva-
The creation of this constellation caters for lent final products.
growing industry demand for Earth observation
based on radar technology, and coordinates pri- This new constellation will
vate missions, thereby bringing products to the provide benefits for nume-
market that fully meet the expectations of exis- rous activities that require

PAZ, TerraSAR-X

y TanDEM-X will

use the same

orbit and will

have identical

scanning width

and image

aquisition

modes

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