CSG image quality and calibration approach
Conference: EUSAR 2016 - 11th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
06/06/2016 - 06/09/2016 at Hamburg, Germany
Proceedings: EUSAR 2016
Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF
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Authors:
Salemme, Pasquale; Grimani, Valerio; Cricenti, Alessandro; Rana, Ignazio; Federici, Stefano; Rizzato, Davide (Thales Alenia Space Italia S.p.A., Italy)
Porfilio, Manfredi; Fasano, Luca (Agenzia Spaziale Italiana (ASI), Italy)
Serva, Stefano (Italian Ministry of Defence (MoD - SGD IV), Italy)
Abstract:
COSMO-SkyMed di Seconda Generazione (CSG) System can be defined as the follow-on mission to COSMO-SkyMed (CSK) currently operating in orbit, aimed at assuring operational continuity and performance improvement in supplying the SAR imaging services through data and image products. The paper describes COSMO-SkyMed di Seconda Generazione image quality and end-to-end calibration approach that will be used during the commissioning and operational phases. Calibration and Validation (CALVAL) System Tool overview will be provided, describing its context diagram and subsystems (SECF - System Engineering Calibration Facility and Calibration scenarios). CSG calibration activities will be reported, explaining pointing, radiometric and geolocation calibration workflows.