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                  F-SAR

                  F-SAR

                  The airborne SAR system with polarimetric and interferometric operating modes in X, C, S, L and P band. Geometric resolution from 4 meters to 25 centimeters, depending on the frequency band and user requirements.

                  The Airborne SAR System

                  Details of the F-SAR

                  F-SAR is the successor to the E-SAR system. It allows radar images to be recorded in five carrier frequencies. These are all fully polarimetric. Single-pass interferometry is possible in S-band and X-band.

                  Cloud-free images at any time of day or night

                  E-SAR and F-SAR Gallery

                  The following picture gallery shows a selection of impressing visualizations of polarimetric SAR data taken in recent years with the two airborne SAR systems operated by DLR-HR in Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany.

                  F-SAR Data Formats

                  Format description of DLR's airborne Synthetic Apertur Radar (SAR), operated since 2006.

                  E-SAR Data Formats

                  Format description of DLR's airborne Synthetic Apertur Radar (SAR), operated from 1988 - 2009.

                  Downloads

                  F-SAR Brochure

                  2.7 MB | PDF

                  (English)

                  F-SAR - Data Product Formats

                  614.3 KB | PDF

                  Product description for F-SAR data products, recent operating SAR system

                  E-SAR-Brochure

                  301.2 KB | PDF

                  (English)

                  E-SAR - Data Product Formats

                  22.7 KB | PDF

                  E-SAR product description, SAR system operated from 1988-2009

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