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ACCESSIBILITY SWATH [1 record]

Record 1 2007-01-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Spacecraft
DEF

All possible image swaths within a pre-defined range of beam positions within a beam mode.

OBS

Left- and right-looking modes will be available on RADARSAT-2. The ability of RADARSAT-2 to image on either side of the spacecraft will essentially reduce the revisit time by one half and the accessibility swath will be doubled.

OBS

accessibility swath: term officially approved by the RADARSAT-2 Terminology Approval Group (RTAG).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Engins spatiaux
DEF

En imagerie satellitaire, pour un mode donné, fauchées correspondant à une gamme pré-définie de faisceaux.

OBS

RADARSAT-2 a la capacité de pivoter, ce qui permet d'acquérir des images à gauche ou à droite du satellite. Cette capacité du satellite d'imager d'un côté ou de l'autre aura pour effet de réduire de motié la fréquence de passage et de doubler la fauchée explorable.

OBS

fauchée explorable : terme uniformisé par le Groupe de travail de la terminologie de RADARSAT-2 (GTTR).

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Naves espaciales
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