Passive SAR using small satellite receivers for persistent earth observation

Hui Ma; Andrew G. Stove; George Atkinson; Craig I. Underwood; Mikhail Cherniakov; Michail Antoniou

doi:10.1049/cp.2017.0490

Passive SAR using small satellite receivers for persistent earth observation

Hui Ma, Andrew G. Stove, George Atkinson, Craig I. Underwood, Mikhail Cherniakov, Michail Antoniou^*

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Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering

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Abstract

This paper proposes a potential solution for near-persistent Earth observation applications. The concept is of a passive Synthetic Aperture Radar system, where the transmitter is a digital television broadcasting station and the receivers are on board micro-/nano-satellites in low earth orbit. The essential reduction in satellite costs allows a constellation of radar satellites to be launched, enabling potentially persistent monitoring anywhere on Earth. As the preliminary proof of concept, the fundamental properties of the system, i.e. power budget and spatial resolution, are investigated.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	International Conference on Radar Systems (Radar 2017)
Publisher	Institution of Engineering and Technology
Number of pages	6
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-78561-672-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-78561-673-0
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0490
Publication status	Published - 28 May 2018
Event	2017 International Conference on Radar Systems, Radar 2017: International Conference on Radar Systems - Belfast, Belfast, United Kingdom Duration: 23 Oct 2017 → 26 Oct 2017

Conference

Conference	2017 International Conference on Radar Systems, Radar 2017
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Belfast
Period	23/10/17 → 26/10/17

Keywords

DVB-T
Low earth orbit satellites
Passive Radar
Synthetic Aperture Radar

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Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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Ma, H, Stove, AG, Atkinson, G, Underwood, CI, Cherniakov, M & Antoniou, M 2018, Passive SAR using small satellite receivers for persistent earth observation. in International Conference on Radar Systems (Radar 2017). Institution of Engineering and Technology, 2017 International Conference on Radar Systems, Radar 2017, Belfast, United Kingdom, 23/10/17. https://doi.org/10.1049/cp.2017.0490

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