# RADARSAT-1
*missions*

## Specifications
- **operator**: csa-asc
- **current status**: ended
- **actual launch**: 1995-11-04
- **actual end of life**: 2013-03-29
- **platform**: radarsat-1-spacecraft-bus
- **launch vehicle**: ula-delta-ii
- **orbit type**: Sun-synchronous, 798 km class, 98.6 deg inclination
- **tasking supported**: false
- **entity type**: mission
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-21
- **verified by**: agency-doc
- **claim status**: agency-sourced
- **provider**: csa-asc
- **attributes**: {"operator":"csa-asc","current_status":"ended","actual_launch":"1995-11-04","actual_end_of_life":"2013-03-29","platform":"radarsat-1-spacecraft-bus","launch_vehicle":"ula-delta-ii","orbit_type":"Sun-synchronous, 798 km class, 98.6 deg inclination","tasking_supported":false}

## Editorial
RADARSAT-1 was a Canadian-led Earth-observation radar mission. It launched on 1995-11-04 and ended on 2013-03-29.[^csa-radarsat1-about] The spacecraft carried a C-band 5.3 GHz synthetic aperture radar for day/night, all-weather imaging through cloud, smoke and haze.[^csa-radarsat1-about][^csa-radarsat-comparison] The mission supported ice monitoring, disaster response, flooding, oil-spill monitoring, ocean and coastal monitoring, agriculture, forestry, hydrology, cartography and geology.[^csa-radarsat1-applications]

## Compositional position
- RADARSAT-1 --[mission_payloads]--> radarsat-1-sar (products)
- RADARSAT-1 --[mission_buses]--> radarsat-1-spacecraft-bus (products)
- RADARSAT-1 --[related-topic]--> sea-ice (topics)
- RADARSAT-1 --[related-topic]--> flooding (topics)
- RADARSAT-1 --[related-topic]--> oil-spill (topics)
- RADARSAT-1 --[related-topic]--> disaster-damage-assessment (topics)
- RADARSAT-1 --[related-topic]--> ocean-surface-winds (topics)
- RADARSAT-1 --[related-topic]--> geology (topics)

## Sources
- [csa-radarsat1-about] | About RADARSAT-1, Canadian Space Agency | https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat1/about.asp | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21
- [csa-radarsat1-applications] | RADARSAT-1 applications, Canadian Space Agency | https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat1/applications.asp | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21
- [csa-radarsat-comparison] | RADARSAT technical features comparison, Canadian Space Agency | https://www.asc-csa.gc.ca/eng/satellites/radarsat/technical-features/radarsat-comparison.asp | tier=agency-doc | accessed=2026-06-21

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