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Class: Surveillance. Type: Military radarsat. Manufacturer: IAI.

Israeli military radar/optical surveillance satellite using synthetic aperture x-band radar, with estimated 10 cm radar and 1 m optical ground resolution.

TecSAR was the first Israeli satellite to feature Synthetic Aperture Radar to provide all-weather day/night surveillance.


Tecsar Chronology
  • 2008 January 21 - Tecsar - Launch Vehicle: PSLV. Mass: 260 kg (570 lb). Perigee: 405 km (251 mi). Apogee: 580 km (360 mi). Inclination: 41.00 deg. Period: 94.50 min.
    Israeli military radar/optical surveillance satellite using synthetic aperture X-band radar, with estimated 10 cm radar and 1 m optical ground resolution.


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