Experimental Demonstration of Passive BSAR Imaging Using Navigation Satellites and a Fixed Receiver

This letter demonstrates the feasibility of space-surface bistatic synthetic aperture radar using navigation satellites as transmitters of opportunity and a fixed ground-based receiver. Experiments with real satellite signals are described, and the obtained imagery is presented and discussed.

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Published in:	IEEE geoscience and remote sensing letters Vol. 9; no. 3; pp. 477 - 481
Main Authors:	Antoniou, M., Zeng, Z., Feifeng, L., Cherniakov, M.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Piscataway IEEE 01-05-2012 The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subjects:	Bistatic synthetic aperture radar (BSAR) Feasibility global navigation satellite systems (GNSSs) Imagery Imaging Navigation satellites passive synthetic aperture radar (SAR) Radar imaging Receivers Remote sensing SAR Satellites Spaceborne radar Synthetic aperture radar Transmitters
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Summary:	This letter demonstrates the feasibility of space-surface bistatic synthetic aperture radar using navigation satellites as transmitters of opportunity and a fixed ground-based receiver. Experiments with real satellite signals are described, and the obtained imagery is presented and discussed.
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ISSN:	1545-598X 1558-0571
DOI:	10.1109/LGRS.2011.2172571