HISEA-1: The First C-Band SAR Miniaturized Satellite for Ocean and Coastal Observation
On 22 December 2020, HISEA-1, the first C-band SAR small satellite for ocean remote sensing, was launched from the coastal Wenchang launch site. Though small in weight, the images it produced have a high spatial resolution of 1 m and a large observation width of 100 km. The first batch of images obt...
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| author | Sihan Xue Xupu Geng Lingsheng Meng Ting Xie Lei Huang Xiao-Hai Yan |
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| description | On 22 December 2020, HISEA-1, the first C-band SAR small satellite for ocean remote sensing, was launched from the coastal Wenchang launch site. Though small in weight, the images it produced have a high spatial resolution of 1 m and a large observation width of 100 km. The first batch of images obtained within the first week after the launch confirmed the rich information in the data, including sea ice, wind, wave, rip currents, vortexes, ships, and oil film on the sea, as well as landmark buildings. Furthermore, geometric characteristics of sea ice, wind vector, ocean wave parameter, 3D features of buildings, and some air-sea interface phenomena in dark spots could also be detected after relevant processing. All these indicate that HISEA-1 could be a reliable, remarkable, and powerful instrument for observing oceans and lands. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-a27f0e5437c84188b2aed81132efd14b2023-11-21T21:18:52ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922021-05-011311207610.3390/rs13112076HISEA-1: The First C-Band SAR Miniaturized Satellite for Ocean and Coastal ObservationSihan Xue0Xupu Geng1Lingsheng Meng2Ting Xie3Lei Huang4Xiao-Hai Yan5State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaState Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science, Xiamen University, Xiamen 361005, ChinaCollege of Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USACollege of Earth, Ocean and Environment, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USAOn 22 December 2020, HISEA-1, the first C-band SAR small satellite for ocean remote sensing, was launched from the coastal Wenchang launch site. Though small in weight, the images it produced have a high spatial resolution of 1 m and a large observation width of 100 km. The first batch of images obtained within the first week after the launch confirmed the rich information in the data, including sea ice, wind, wave, rip currents, vortexes, ships, and oil film on the sea, as well as landmark buildings. Furthermore, geometric characteristics of sea ice, wind vector, ocean wave parameter, 3D features of buildings, and some air-sea interface phenomena in dark spots could also be detected after relevant processing. All these indicate that HISEA-1 could be a reliable, remarkable, and powerful instrument for observing oceans and lands.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/11/2076HISEA-1synthetic aperture radar (SAR)small satellite |
| spellingShingle | Sihan Xue Xupu Geng Lingsheng Meng Ting Xie Lei Huang Xiao-Hai Yan HISEA-1: The First C-Band SAR Miniaturized Satellite for Ocean and Coastal Observation Remote Sensing HISEA-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) small satellite |
| title | HISEA-1: The First C-Band SAR Miniaturized Satellite for Ocean and Coastal Observation |
| title_full | HISEA-1: The First C-Band SAR Miniaturized Satellite for Ocean and Coastal Observation |
| title_fullStr | HISEA-1: The First C-Band SAR Miniaturized Satellite for Ocean and Coastal Observation |
| title_full_unstemmed | HISEA-1: The First C-Band SAR Miniaturized Satellite for Ocean and Coastal Observation |
| title_short | HISEA-1: The First C-Band SAR Miniaturized Satellite for Ocean and Coastal Observation |
| title_sort | hisea 1 the first c band sar miniaturized satellite for ocean and coastal observation |
| topic | HISEA-1 synthetic aperture radar (SAR) small satellite |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/13/11/2076 |
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