RADARSAT-2 Program UpdateDaniel De Lisle

Canadian Space Agency

Presentation outlineRADARSAT-1 Update

RADARSAT-2 Mission description

Mission Objectives

System Characteristics

Data Commercialization/Allocation

Program Update

Spacecraft Assembly and Testing Status

Ground Segment Installation and Testing Status

Launch campaign

Schedule

SOAR

RADARSAT Constellation Mission

CSA EO Program

Three elements:• Environment• Resource and land-use management• Security and foreign policy

A history of success:• RADARSAT-1• SciSat-1• RADARSAT-2• ESA programs (ERS-1/2, Envisat)• NASA instruments (MOPITT, Cloudsat)• Other instruments (WINDII, OSIRIS)

RADARSAT-1 Status

Over 10 years of operations – twice planned lifetime32 data receiving stations and 22 archive facilities worldwideAverage system performance > 95% (product quality and calibration

fully maintained)Total minutes of data: 404,174Total orbits completed: 54,255 Total user requests: 230,730 (as of March 2006)Operations confirmed until March 2009

RADARSAT-2Mission Objectives & Innovations

One of the key priorities of the Canadian Space Program:

Responding to the challenges of monitoring the environment, managing natural resources and performing coastal surveillance.

Objectives:Provide SAR data continuity from RADARSAT-1

Meet user needs for new applications opportunities

Maintain Canada's position in the commercialization, utilization and development of advanced operational SAR capabilities

InnovationsUnique partnership with industry Advanced imaging modes

Technical expertise and Interface with other Canadian Government DepartmentsCSA will manage the RADARSAT-2 data allocation within the Canadian GovernmentAll Canadian Government Departments and Agencies will be provided RADARSAT-2 data to support their mandateData allocation can also be used for scientific, R&D and non-commercial institutional use

CSA-MDA a Public-Private Partnership

Design AuthorityWill own and operate RADARSAT-2MDA-GSI will sell and distribute RADARSAT-2 SAR imagery worldwide

Canadian Space AgencyMDA

RADARSAT-2 Imaging Modes

R1 operating mode

Beam ModeNominalSwathWidth

Swath coverageto left or right of

ground track

ApproximateResolution:Rng x Az

Standard 100 km 250km - 750km 25m x 28m

Wide 150 km 250km – 650km 25m x 28m

Fine 50 km 525km – 750km 10m x 9m

ScanSAR Wide 500 km 250km – 750km 100m x 100m

RADARSAT-1 modes withSelective Polarization

Transmit H or VReceive H or V or (H and V)

ScanSAR Narrow 300 km 300km – 720km 50m x 50m

Standard QP 25 km 250km – 600km 25m x 28mPolarimetryTransmit H and V on alternate pulses

Receive H and V on every pulse Fine QP 25 km 400km – 600km 11m x 9m

Multiple Fine 50 km 400km-750km 11m x 9 mSelective Single Polarization Transmit H or V Receive H or V Ultra-fine Wide 20 km 400km-550km 3m x 3m

RADARSAT-2 Imaging Modes

Low Incidence 170 km 125km – 300km 40m x 28mSingle PolarizationTransmit H and Receive H High Incidence 70 km 750km – 1000km 20m x 28m

RADARSAT-2 will operate in an orbit identical as RADARSAT-1 except for an offset in time

Orbit Parameters

Design Life

Imaging frequency

Spatial resolution

Polarization Look direction

Status

RADARSAT-2 7 years C-Band, 5.405 GHz

3 to 100 meters

Single (HH, VV, VH, HV)

Dual (HH/ HV, VV/VH)

Polarimetric

Left- and right-looking

Launch 2007

RADARSAT-1 5 years C-Band, 5.3 GHz

10 to 100 m Single HH Right-looking In operation (Since 95)

Envisat ASAR 5 years C-Band, 5.331 GHz

30 to 1000 meters

Single (HH, VV)

Alternating (VV/HH, VV/VH, HH/HV)

Right-looking In operation (Since 02)

TerraSAR-X 5 years X-Band, 9.650 GHz

1 to 15 meters

Single (HH, VV)

Dual (VV/HH, VV/VH, HH/HV) Polarimetric (exp.)

Left- and right-looking

Launch 2007

ALOS PALSAR

5 years L-Band, 1.27 GHz

10 to 100 meters

Single (HH, VV)

Dual (HH/ HV, VV/VH) Polarimetric (exp.)

Right-looking Launched in January 2006

System Characteristics Summary

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Spacecraft

Extensible Support Structure (ESS)

SAR Antenna and Sensor Electronics

Bus and Solar Arrays

Integrated System Test (IST-2)

Bus Delivery TVAC 1

Hardware delivery

Integration

Tests

SAR Delivery

Integration+Y Panel IST 1

TVAC 2

SARIntegration

IST 2

Solar ArraysIntegration

Vibration & Acoustic test

AppendageDeploymentsIST 3S/C Ops

ValidationPack & ship

to launch site

2004 2005 2006

Jan June DecJan June Dec Jan June Dec

Bus Delivery TVAC 1

SAR Delivery

Integration+Y Panel IST 1

TVAC 2

SARIntegration

IST 2

Solar ArraysIntegration

Vibration & Acoustic test

AppendageDeploymentsIST 3S/C Ops

ValidationPack & ship

to launch site

Spacecraft level upcoming tests

RADARSAT-2 Program Schedule

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Daniel De LisleCanadian Space Agency

RADARSAT-2 Symposium

September 11-15 2006 300 participants 161 organizations 30 different countries

Technical WorkshopsApplications Sessions 75 SOAR projects presented

192 SOAR Projects

AfricaEGYPT 1ALGERIA 1MALI 1

TOTAL : 3

EuropeAUSTRIA 1BELGIUM 1DENMARK 2FINLAND 7FRANCE 13GERMANY 4ITALY 8NETHERLANDS 3NORWAY 2RUSSIA 1SPAIN 7SWEDEN 5SWITZERLAND 2UNITED KINGDOM 5

TOTAL : 61

AsiaCHINA 8CAMBODIA 1INDIA 6INDONESIA 1JAPAN 5PHILIPPINES 1SINGAPORE 3SOUTH KOREA 1TAIWAN 1THAILAND 2

TOTAL : 29

North AmericaCANADA 46MEXICO 2UNITED STATES 22

TOTAL : 70

South AmericaARGENTINA 6BRAZIL 9COLOMBIA 5

TOTAL : 20

OceaniaAUSTRALIA 6NEW ZEALAND 3

TOTAL : 9

Way ahead Schedule

Until Launch:Add the list of Approved Projects on the website

http://www3.space.gc.ca/soar/admin/recherche.aspYou will receive regular updates through SOAR@space.gc.ca

After Launch:Once the commissioning Phase is completed, You will be contacted by a Regional Partner

MDA Order DeskKSAT Order DeskCSA Order Desk

For your order and follow-ups

- Data Acquisition and Delivery initiated (Launch + 3~5 months)- Mid Term Workshops / Symposia (Launch + 12 months)- Final Symposia (Launch + 24 months)

New SOAR AOSOAR XLU SOAR http://www.radarsat2.info

What's Next ?

The RADARSAT Constellation Mission

Commitment to Continuity

RADARSAT Constellation program rooted in government decisions:• Cabinet “approval-in-principle” December 2004• Budget 2005 announced funding of development phases• Treasury Board Preliminary Program Approval June 2005

Objective of program:• “Provide C-band SAR data continuity to existing RADARSAT

users” (not system continuity)• “Provide a System of three satellites to enhance operational use

of C-band SAR data for: marine surveillance and sovereignty, environmental monitoring and disaster management

Mission Concept

Government owned and operated systemOperational end-to-end system Three small satellites (scalable to six)Minimum average daily coverage of Canada and adjacent watersMinimum average daily global accessProvides medium resolution wide coverageData analyzed in near real time for operational applications4-day Coherent Change Detection using SAR interferometry Dual selectable co-cross polarisation and experimental quad pol modeGradual implementation and replacement of aging satellites

Main System Parameters

Dual cross selectable pol on all low and medium resolution modes; ‘experimental’ quad pol

Polarisation

12 minutes/orbit (peak 20 minutes every three orbits)10 minutes continuous imaging

Imaging Time

600 km, 100m radius orbital tubeOrbit

9.45m2Antenna

7 years (each satellite)Lifetime

<1600 W peak; <220 W averagePower

< 1300 kgTotal Mass

DNEPR specifications (for design) can use Vega, PSLV, Falcon V

Launcher

Canadian Smallsat BusBus

Imaging Modes

OptimizedDual co-cross-24125(accessible 350)

430Med res

OptimizedDual co-cross-2530(accessible 350)

416Med res

N/A

Dual co-cross

Degradedco-cross

Degradedco-cross

Dual co-cross

Dual co-cross

Polarization

N/A

Not optimized

Not optimized

Not optimized

Not optimized

Not optimized

CCD

-13 to -18350(accessible 500)

> 416 - 10025m Ship mode

-25350(accessible 500)

8100Ice/oil low noise

-1720(accessible 500)

13Very high res

-1930(accessible 500)

15High res

-22350 (accessible 500)

450Med res

-225008100Low res

NESZ (dB)Swath (km)# LooksResolution (m)

Mode

Increased revisit

• Daily Canadian coverage• Daily near global access (95%)• Near-real time data daily for operational applications

RADARSAT-1 or 2 daily coverage RADARSAT Constellation daily coverage

Constellation Timeline

PHASE A

June 2005 April 2007 June 2008

PHASE B PHASE C PHASE D1

LAUNCH

PHASE E

Jun. 2012

PHASE D2

PHASE D3

Sept. 2013

LAUNCH

Dec. 2014

April 2010

LAUNCH

Merci! – Thank You!

For More Information…

Web sites for more information

www.space.gc.ca/rsat2-ewww.space.gc.ca/rsat2-f

www.radarsat2.info

PublicationCanadian Journal of Remote SensingVol. 30, No. 3, June 2004Special Issue on RADARSAT-2

RADARSAT-2 ApplicationsSOAR Coordination OfficeCanadian Space Agency

Tel: (450) 926-6611 Fax:(450) 926-4449

daniel.delisle@space.gc.ca

http://www.radarsat2.info