NovaSAR-1 is a small Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) mission designed for low-cost programmes and optimised for shared launch opportunities. The system baselines SSTL-300 avionics with an imaging payload developed by the space borne SAR team at Airbus in Portsmouth, UK, and S-band solid state power amplifier technology.
NovaSAR-1 is part-funded by the UK Government and in 2017 we signed an agreement to provide Australia’s Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) with a 10% share of the tasking and data acquisition capabilities from the spacecraft.