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6/15/2007
Early this morning, the German satellite TerraSAR-X was launched from the Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan.
SSC's Esrange Satellite Station provides communication services for TerraSAR-X during LEOP (Launch and Early Orbit Phase) as well as TT&C (Telemetry, Tracking & Command) services during the first five months of the mission.
TerraSAR-X is a radar satellite that carries a high frequency X-band SAR sensor that can be operated in different modes (resolutions) and polarization. The objectives of the mission are to provide high-quality, multi-mode X-band SAR-data for scientific research and applications as well as to establish a commercial EO-market based on TerraSAR-X derived information products.
The mission is realized in a Public Private Partnership (PPP) between the German Ministry of Education and Science (BMBF), the German Aerospace Center (DLR) and the Astrium GmbH.
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