First TerraSAR-X TOPS Mode Antenna Pattern Measurements Using Ground Receivers

Table 1

Parameters of TSX TOPS data take over DLR calibration field.

Parameter	Value, [subswath 1/2/3/4]
Ground swath width	≈[30/27/27/27] Km
Pulse repetition frequency	[3233/3728/3465/3752] Hz
Azimuth resolution	≈19 m
Incidence angle/midslant range	≈52°/790 km
Burst width	≈10.4 km
Number of bursts per subswath	[13/13/13/13]
Maximum azimuth steering angle	[0.47/0.47/0.46/0.46]°
Minimum azimuth steering angle	[−0.47/−0.47/−0.46/−0.46]°
Number of azimuth beams per burst	[25/25/36/36]
Angle steering quantization step	[0.039/0.039/0.026/0.026] deg
Pulses per azimuth beam	[45/52/34/37]