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  1. {bigtext=20,85,"SAR"}
  2.  
  3. (Synthetic Aperture Radar){4}
  4.  
  5. Frequency: 1.275 GHz (L-band)
  6. Resolution: 25 m
  7. Swath width: 100 km
  8.  
  9. Mission: deep ocean wave pattern imagery, coastal sea/land interaction, ice
  10. and snow imagery (Radar Altimeter
  11. Frequency: Ku-band
  12. Accuracy: 10 cm
  13. Mission: measure satellite altitude above sea surface, significant wave height
  14. at sub-satellite point, establish characteristics of marine geoid
  15.