PIESAT-01 SAR Satellite Constellation
PIESAT Information Technology
World's first multi-baseline distributed InSAR satellite system, operating in cartwheel formation.
Technical specifications
- Constellation configuration
- 1 primary + 3 auxiliary X-band SAR satellites, synchronized elliptical (cartwheel) orbit
- Resolution
- Up to 0.5 m (single-satellite spotlight mode)
- Wide-swath coverage
- Up to 80 km (multi-satellite stitching)
- Latitude coverage
- Global imaging between 82.5° N and 82.5° S
- Deformation monitoring accuracy
- 3-5 mm per year
- Imaging capability
- All-day, all-weather, high-resolution, wide-format SAR imaging
About
PIESAT-01 is the world’s first multi-baseline distributed InSAR satellite system, comprising one primary X-band SAR satellite and three auxiliary satellites flying in a synchronized elliptical (cartwheel) formation. The constellation delivers all-day, all-weather, high-resolution wide-swath SAR imaging on a global scale and supports applications including environmental protection, terrain surveying, earthquake resistance and disaster mitigation, weather early warning, fire and flood prevention, and resource discovery.
Documentation
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