TerraSAR-X is the first German space project implemented in a public/private partnership (PPP). Cooperation partners are the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) and EADS Astrium GmbH. TerraSAR-X will fly in a polar orbit around the earth delivering radar data of enhanced quality for scientific and commercial applications. The Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) is operated in the X-Band spectrum (9.75 GHz) and enables image resolutions of up to one metre, independent of daylight or cloud cover.
Scientific research fields profiting from TerraSAR-X radar data are for instance ecology, hydrology and geology. Commercial applications are the location of mineral resources, infrastructure planning, agriculture and forestry, emergency services, risk assessment for insurance agencies.
