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SARah passive reflector SAR
Compiled from public sources on 2026-06-16. Not independently verified by OHB System AG.
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Passive reflector-antenna synthetic-aperture radar payload type for SARah-2 and SARah-3.
SARah passive reflector SAR is the reflector-antenna SAR payload type associated with SARah-2 and SARah-3 within Germany's SARah radar reconnaissance system. The word passive describes the reflector-antenna architecture, not a passive radiometric measurement principle; the sensor principle remains active microwave SAR imaging. [1] [2]
SARah-2 and SARah-3 launched on 2023-12-24, with full operational capability described at launch as the next objective for the following year. Detailed imaging modes, centre frequency, swath, and resolution remain undisclosed; operational maturity remains at demonstration rather than confirmed full operational capability. [1]
SAR backscatter is demonstrated for the reflector-SAR payload type, but the confirmed public facts support a launched reflector-SAR architecture rather than detailed tasking specifications. [1]
Pricing not publicly listed by operator
Compositional position
- SAR backscatter imagingvia SARah
SARah-2/-3 are reflector-antenna SAR satellites in the SARah system.
None on record.
- [1]Satellite launch 2.0 - SARah on its way into space, Bundeswehragency doc2026-06-16
- [2]OHB System AG SARah contract announcementoperator press2026-06-16
- [3]SARah satellite-based radar reconnaissance system, DLRagency doc2026-06-16
- [4]Airbus-built SARah-1 ready for launchoperator press2026-06-16