Satellite mission TanDEM-X

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With the tandem formation TerraSAR-X/TanDEM-X, it will be possible to completely measure the Earth's land surface, that is 150 million square kilometres, within a period of only 2.5 years.

Credit: EADS Astrium.

TerraSAR-X scheduled for 31 October 2006 launch from Baikonur

DLR Microwaves and Radar Institute

Center for Satellite Based Crisis Information

DLR - TerraSAR - Mission Statement

Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology

EADS Space

ESA - GMES

GEO - Group on Earth Observations

Infoterra - TerraSAR-X