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    ASNARO-2 is a small radar satellite that can provide satellite imagery as high-resolution as conventional commercial radar satellites.
    ASNARO-2 collects geospatial data in the morning and evening,
    regardless of weather with 1.0m resolution (SPOTLIGHT-2 Mode) by X-band.

    ASNARO-2 ASNARO-2

    Specification

    Band (Frequency) X-band (9.65 GHz)
    Mass 570kg
    Polarization Selectable VV or HH
    Revisit Time 14 days Ascending node
    equatorial crossing time
    18:00 (Local Time)
    Acquisition Mode Resolution (Azimuth x Range)* Scene Size* Off-nadir Angle
    Level 1.1
    (Single Look Complex)
    Level 1.5
    SPOTLIGHT-1 1.0 x 1.0 m 1.0 x 1.0 m 10 x 10 km 15-45 deg
    SPOTLIGHT-2 1.0** x 1.0 m 1.0 x 1.0 m 10 x 10 km 15-45 deg
    STRIPMAP 2.0 x 2.0 m 2.0 x 2.0 m 12 x 12 km 15-45 deg
    SCANSAR 16.0 x 16.0 m 16.0 x 16.0 m 50 x 50 km 15-45 deg

    *at 35deg off-nadir angle **theoretical value: 0.5m

    Sample Image

    Sea ice in Canada (ScanSAR mode) © NEC Corporation

    Sumida, Tokyo (Spotlight-2 mode) © NEC Corporation

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    Tokyo Bay area (Spotlight-2 mode) © NEC Corporation

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    Panama Canal (Spotlight-2 mode) © NEC Corporation