Table 13. Summary of AIRSAR system characteristics. The parameters in ( ) apply to 40 MHz chirp bandwidth configuration.
 

	P-band	L-band	C-band
Chirp Bandwidth (MHz)	20 (or 40)
Chirp Center Frequency (MHz)	438.75 (427.5)	1248.75 (1237.5)	5298.75 (5287.5)
Peak Transmit Power (dBm)	62	67	60
Antenna Polarization	H/V dual microstrip
Antenna Gain (dBi)	14	18	24
Azimuth Beamwidth (deg)	19.0	8.0	2.5
Elevation Beamwidth (deg)	38.0	44.0	50.0
Antenna Size (m)	0.9 x 1.8	0.5 x 1.6	0.2 x 1.4
ADC Sampling Rate (MHz)	45 (90)
Data Rate (MB/s)	10
NE Sigma0 (dB)	-45	-45	-35
Nominal Altitude (m)	8000
Nominal Velocity (Knots)	450
PRF/Polarization Channel	1 (programmable) x ground speed in knots
Slant Range Resolution (m)	10 (5)
Azimuth Resolution (m)	1
Ground Range Swath (km)	10-15