SAR-Lupe
SAR-Lupe
Satellites
Basic Information
Name
SAR-Lupe
Designation
SAR-Lupe
Alternate Designation
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Equipment Type
Satellites
Manufacturer
Airbus Group
Date of Introduction
2006
Description
The SAR-Lupe is a high resolution space-based Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) network developed by EADS for the German Ministry of Defense. The SAR radars are being supplied by Ericsson featuring a 3 meters long antenna with a folding probe which provides radar imagery with one 1 meter resolution in all weather conditions. The SAR-Lupe constellation will consists of 5 satellites with the first of them to be put into orbit in 2005 by a Russian rocket. The satellites will move around the world in three different orbits with an estimated altitude of 500 km.
Air & Air Defense Specifications
Range
500.0 km
Overview (Deagel)
Group
Satellites
Status
Active
Origin
Germany
Contractor
Airbus Group
Initial Operational Capability (IOC)
December 2006
Total Production
5
Specifications (Deagel)
Performance — Orbit
500 kilometer
Details
Country of Origin
Germany
Sources
deagel.com: https://www.deagel.com/x/x/a000259
Classification
Domain
Air & Air Defense
Equipment Status
Active
Operators (1)
Germany
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