TerraSAR-X

Cartography, land surface, civil planning and mapping, digital terrain models, environmental monitoring.


Launched in:2007
Repeat cycle:11 days
Orbit height:514 km
Orbit type:Sun Synchronous
Organisation: DLR - Germany
Launched 15 June 2007
DLR's TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X are twin satellites flying in close formation to acquire SAR data of unique geometric accuracy.
Also PAZ operates in the same orbit as the twin satellites TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X.

TerraSAR-X websites

Information

Airbus DS - WorldDEM product
Airbus DS - TerraSAR documentation
DLR - TerraSAR-X mission
ESA Earth Online
Airbus DS - Imagery - Optical and Radar data
Airbus DS - TerraSar-X Tandem-X
Airbus DS - Elevation models

Data ordering

DLR - EOWEB Geoportal (EGP)
Geoserve
Airbus DS - TerraSAR-X archive
ESA Earth Online - Search
ESA - Third Party Missions (data for research)

On Board Sensors

SAR-X (SAR-X on TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X)