The External Calibration System of GF-3 Satellite

Conference: EUSAR 2018 - 12th European Conference on Synthetic Aperture Radar
06/04/2018 - 06/07/2018 at Aachen, Germany

Proceedings: EUSAR 2018

Pages: 4Language: englishTyp: PDF

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Authors:
Ming, Feng; Hong, Jun; Li, Liang (Institute of Electronics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Sciences and Technology on Microwave Imaging Laboratory, China)

Abstract:
In order to guarantee high data accuracy and quality of Chinese GF-3 SAR satellite, external calibration system has been established. This paper describes the constitution and technical concept for external calibration system of GF-3. The external calibration system includes calibration site located in Inner Mongolia, 5 polarimetric active radar cali-brators and 20 passive calibrators. The external calibration system has been used for the in-orbit calibration campaign after the launch of GF-3.