Radarsat satellite![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Canadian-built Earth observation satellite used to monitor environmental changes and natural resource use.
solar array ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Power supply device that converts solar energy into immediately usable electrical energy.
radar antenna ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Antenna designed to emit electromagnetic wave beams and to capture the echo reflected by the Earth’s surface.
remote command antenna ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Type of antenna that allows the ground operation center to transmit commands to the satellite.
Sun sensor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instrument that positions the solar panels in the direction of the Sun to capture its energy.
Earth sensor ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Instrument that locates the Earth’s horizon so that the radar antenna can be positioned correctly.
thruster ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Piece of equipment that generates the impetus required to move the satellite.
X-band antenna ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Type of antenna that emits and receives extremely high-frequency waves.
bus module ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Section of the satellite connected to the payload and equipped with the resources needed to make it function.
payload module ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Section of the satellite that houses detection materials and maintenance equipment.
radar beam ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Collective term for the fan-shaped trajectories of electromagnetic waves emitted in a given direction by a radar.
support structure ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
sensor swath ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Width of the Earth’s surface observed during the passage of a satellite.