Severjanin

Onboard Radar Complex

Satellites

Meteor-M N1, N2 and N3

Status

Close to launch – To be utilised in the period: 2008 to ~ 2015

Mission

High-resolution all-weather land observation

Instrument type

X-band SAR, frequency 9.623 GHz

Scanning technique

Side-looking 25-48°, swath 600 km

Coverage/cycle

Global coverage in 1 month (duty cycle 10-20 %)

Resolution

Two modes: 400-500 m or 700-1000 m

Resources

Mass: … kg - Power: … W - Data rate: 10 Mbps