Anonymous ID: 443e3a Jan. 8, 2021, 4:42 p.m. No.12411102   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>1125 >>1181 >>1275 >>1449 >>1482 >>1726

Very Interesting. It looks like this is how the military is able to communicate without any interference

 

GLORIA: Geostationary/Low-Earth Orbiting Radar Image Acquisition System: A Multi-Static GEO/LEO Synthetic Aperture Radar Satellite Constellation for Earth Observation

 

In this paper, we present a novel approach to continuous remote sensing of Earth. The proposed concept "GLORIA" drastically enhances the ability of scientists to study the Earth in a manner not possible before. The proposed system is based on a constellation of few geostationary, radar transmitter satellites and several low Earth orbiting synthetic aperture radar receiver satellites. Just as the sun is the radiation source for optical remote sensing, transmitters of microwave energy in a geostationary orbit provide the energy for radar remote sensing. Advantages of such a constellation lie in (1) a much larger number of observables, due to multi-static measurements, which significantly enhances the accuracy of retrieval algorithms, 2) the distribution of failure risk is by eliminating total system failure if a single satellite stops operating, 3) simple modular system design of small satellites through separation of transmitters and receivers (reducing weight, cost and power consumption by each satellite), and 4) flexibility in operation, that is, the receivers can be configured for different modes.

 

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/4064153_GLORIA_GeostationaryLow-Earth_Orbiting_Radar_Image_Acquisition_System_A_Multi-Static_GEOLEO_Synthetic_Aperture_Radar_Satellite_Constellation_for_Earth_Observation

Anonymous ID: 443e3a Jan. 8, 2021, 4:49 p.m. No.12411275   🗄️.is 🔗kun

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… The large-scale networking of LEO-SARs can improve the temporal resolution, but at high cost [17], [19], [20]. Fortunately, the unique characteristics of GEO-SARs make it a reliable illuminator for LEO/airborne receivers in bistatic/multistatic SAR configurations [21]- [24]. The BiSAR configuration employed inclined GEO-SAR as a transmitter and LEO-SAR as a passive receiver can provide wide swath and high spatial/temporal resolution with less costing consumption [25], [26]. …

… In addition, GEO-LEO BiSAR has great advantages compared with current spaceborne SARs, such as anti-attack, well-concealment and good flexibility [27], [28]. The unique advantages of GEO-LEO BiSAR make it a valuable spaceborne system for Earth observation missions, and it can be a good alternative for current spaceborne SARs in most cases, e.g., high-resolution wide-swath (HRWS) imaging [21], [29]. However, single-channel GEO-LEO BiSAR suffers from a contradiction between the high resolution and unambiguous wide swath due to the low pulse repetition frequency (PRF) and high receiver velocity [29], [30]. …