To achieve this performance, TerraSAR-X would need an antenna of at least 15 kilometres in length. As the antenna is in fact only about five metres long, a special technique is used to achieve the ...

This Valentine's Day, DLR presents a selection of fitting images captured by the German radar satellites TerraSAR-X and TanDEM-X. Heart-shaped structures can be found in the Dasht-e Lūt desert, along ...