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The RADARSAT-2 platform, a follow-on to RADARSAT-1, carries a powerful synthetic aperture radar (SAR) instrument that can scan Earth under any weather conditions. It acquires tens of thousands of SAR images each year.

Applications include ice and environmental monitoring, marine surveillance, disaster management, resource management, and mapping.

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Data

13 Datasets
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Type

Earth Observation Satellite

Objective

Environmental monitoring, disaster management, resource management, and climate change

Launch

Dec. 14, 2007
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Instruments Aboard RADARSAT-2

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RADARSAT-1

RADARSAT-1 captured high-quality images of the Earth night and day and in all weather conditions.

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