The major part of the payload for the European Space Agency's (ESA) first remote sensing satellite (ERS-1), is the Active Microwave Instrumentation (AMI). The AMI comprises a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) and a three antenna, single polarisation wind scatterometer (SCATT). This paper aims to discuss the major top level requirements on the SCATT and show the relationships with lower level parameters used for the space segment hardware design. Areas impacted by interaction with the SAR are briefly mentioned in this context. The mechanisms by which the top level performance parameters are intended to be verified by use of lower level testing and verification are described along with the subsequent prediction of the top level requirements. The current performance predictions are included for the SCATT.
On-ground verification and in-orbit performance prediction of the ERS-1 wind scatterometer
Verifikation auf der Erde und Vorhersage der Leistung im Weltraum von dem ERS-1 Wind-Scatterometer
1986
6 Seiten, 10 Bilder, 2 Tabellen, 3 Quellen
Conference paper
English
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