# MetaSAR-X
*sensor . products*

MetaSensing MetaSAR-X airborne X-band synthetic aperture radar.

## Specifications
- **manufacturer**: metasensing
- **sensor**: {"instrument_family":"sar","measurement_principle":"active","frequency_band":"X","centre_frequency_mhz":9600,"chirp_bandwidth_mhz":1400,"polarisation_modes":["HH","HV","VH","VV"],"modes":[{"name":"Fully Polarimetric Stripmap","resolution_range_m":0.25,"resolution_azimuth_m":0.25,"polarisation":"full-pol (HH, HV, VH, VV)"},{"name":"Along-track interferometry","polarisation":"dual-channel"},{"name":"Cross-track interferometry","polarisation":"dual-channel"}],"notes":"Airborne X-band SAR. Centre frequency 9600 MHz is nominal X-band; exact MetaSAR-X value not extractable from public tier-1 sources (PDF brochure binary). Bandwidth >1.4 GHz confirmed from operator campaign reporting."}
- **deployment context**: airborne
- **entity type**: sensor
- **last verified date**: 2026-06-11
- **verified by**: sw
- **claim status**: unclaimed
- **provider**: metasensing
- **attributes**: {"kind":"sensor","product_status":null,"manufacturer":"metasensing","description":"MetaSensing MetaSAR-X airborne X-band synthetic aperture radar.","sensor":"{\"instrument_family\":\"sar\",\"measurement_principle\":\"active\",\"frequency_band\":\"X\",\"centre_frequency_mhz\":9600,\"chirp_bandwidth_mhz\":1400,\"polarisation_modes\":[\"HH\",\"HV\",\"VH\",\"VV\"],\"modes\":[{\"name\":\"Fully Polarimetric Stripmap\",\"resolution_range_m\":0.25,\"resolution_azimuth_m\":0.25,\"polarisation\":\"full-pol (HH, HV, VH, VV)\"},{\"name\":\"Along-track interferometry\",\"polarisation\":\"dual-channel\"},{\"name\":\"Cross-track interferometry\",\"polarisation\":\"dual-channel\"}],\"notes\":\"Airborne X-band SAR. Centre frequency 9600 MHz is nominal X-band; exact MetaSAR-X value not extractable from public tier-1 sources (PDF brochure binary). Bandwidth >1.4 GHz confirmed from operator campaign reporting.\"}","bus":null,"ground_segment":null,"launcher":null,"analysis_service":null,"deployment_context":"airborne"}
- **technology**: radar

## Editorial
MetaSAR-X is an airborne X-band synthetic aperture radar developed by MetaSensing, with a chirp bandwidth exceeding 1.4 GHz and fully polarimetric stripmap resolution of 0.25 m in range and azimuth. The centre frequency is in the X-band and, based on operator reporting, falls within the standard X-band allocation; the exact value has not been confirmed from a publicly accessible datasheet. Supported acquisition modes include fully polarimetric stripmap, along-track interferometry, and cross-track interferometry. MetaSAR-X has been deployed on manned aircraft for high-resolution surveillance and monitoring campaigns; an imaging programme over the Port of Rotterdam demonstrated repeated 0.25 m acquisitions with roughly 1.5-hour revisit over two days for vessel traffic and harbour change detection.[^metasensing-rotterdam-campaign][^metasensing-metasar-page][^metasensing-airborne-sar-page]

## Sources
- [metasensing-metasar-page] | MetaSAR product family page - MetaSensing | https://metasensing.com/product/metasar/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-11
- [metasensing-rotterdam-campaign] | MetaSensing delivers hourly high-resolution X-band airborne SAR images over Rotterdam | https://metasensing.com/metasensing-delivers-hourly-high-resolution-x-band-airborne-sar-images-over-rotterdam/ | tier=operator-press | accessed=2026-06-11
- [metasensing-airborne-sar-page] | Airborne SAR product page - MetaSensing | https://metasensing.com/product/airborne-sar/ | tier=operator-marketing | accessed=2026-06-11

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