TY - GEN
T1 - The P-Band Space Exploration Synthetic Aperture Radar (SESAR)
AU - Rincon, Rafael F.
AU - Carter, Lynn M.
AU - Hollibaugh-Baker, David
AU - Du Toit, Cornelis F.
AU - Segal, Kenneth
AU - Perrine, Martin
AU - Steigner, Peter
AU - Ibanez, Iban
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 IEEE.
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - The Space Exploration Synthetic Aperture Radar (SESAR) is a P-band (435 MHz) radar instrument for planetary applications capable of measuring the surface and subsurface of planetary bodies at full polarimetry and at meter-scale resolution. These measurements can reveal important information about the surface evolution and geologic history of the planetary bodies, and help identify buried resources for future explorers. SESAR's architecture is based on a low power, lightweight, beamforming design, specifically developed to meet stringent requirements of planetary instruments. The SESAR developmental effort, carried out at NASA/GSFC, designed and built a prototype SAR instrument, and environmentally tested it, with the goal of maturing the SESAR technology readiness level for upcoming planetary mission opportunities.
AB - The Space Exploration Synthetic Aperture Radar (SESAR) is a P-band (435 MHz) radar instrument for planetary applications capable of measuring the surface and subsurface of planetary bodies at full polarimetry and at meter-scale resolution. These measurements can reveal important information about the surface evolution and geologic history of the planetary bodies, and help identify buried resources for future explorers. SESAR's architecture is based on a low power, lightweight, beamforming design, specifically developed to meet stringent requirements of planetary instruments. The SESAR developmental effort, carried out at NASA/GSFC, designed and built a prototype SAR instrument, and environmentally tested it, with the goal of maturing the SESAR technology readiness level for upcoming planetary mission opportunities.
KW - Beamforming
KW - MIMO
KW - Mars
KW - Moon
KW - P-band
KW - SAR
KW - radar
KW - subsurface imaging
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U2 - 10.1109/RadarConf2351548.2023.10149559
DO - 10.1109/RadarConf2351548.2023.10149559
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:85163744421
T3 - Proceedings of the IEEE Radar Conference
BT - RadarConf23 - 2023 IEEE Radar Conference, Proceedings
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
T2 - 2023 IEEE Radar Conference, RadarConf23
Y2 - 1 May 2023 through 5 May 2023
ER -