Spaceborne SAR product geolocation accuracy: A Sentinel-1 update

Abstract

Sentinel-1A (S1A), launched by the European Space Agency (ESA) on April 3, 2014, is a state-of-the-art spaceborne Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) Earth observation platform. S1A products are expected to provide high and consistent geolocation accuracy. As of the end of May, 2014, the satellite has not yet reached its reference orbit. However, estimation of product geolocation accuracy is ongoing, and improvements are continually being made. The results reported here represent the early situation, with continued progress expected.