Sandia operates a Ku-Band (15 GHz) synthetic aperture radar carried by the Sandia Twin Otter aircraft. Data is collected at ranges of 2 to 15 km, and processed into images in real-time.

(Note: Resolutions are for original images prior to downsampling for world wide web viewing.)

Ku-Band Radar Platforms

	Sandia National Laboratories DH-6 Twin Otter Aircraft
	AMPS P-3 Aircraft with AMPS Radar Pod

Albuquerque, NM Area Images

	Albuquerque International Airport (3-m resolution)
	Albuquerque International Airport with optical photo (3-m resolution)
	Sports Complex at Stadium & University, Albuquerque, New Mexico (1-m resolution)
	Sandia National Laboratories Solar Power Tower - Multiple Aspect Images from a circular flight path (1-m resolution, Spotlight mode)
	Sandia National Laboratories SAR Antenna Test Range (1-m resolution, Bistatic)
	Pipeline over the Rio Grande river near Albuquerque, New Mexico (1-m resolution)
	Horse Track near Albuquerque, New Mexico (1-m resolution)

Washington, D.C. Area Images

	Washington, D.C. and zoomed (1-m resolution)
	Federal triangle, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)
	U.S. Capitol building, House office buildings, Library of Congress, and Supreme Court Building (1-m resolution)
	U.S. Capitol building, Washington, D.C., and at full resolution. (1-m resolution)
	Noise Floor Comparisons of U.S. Capital Building (1-m resolution)
	Smithsonian Museums along the mall, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)
	The Pentagon and at full resolution. (1-m resolution)
	Washington Monument, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution, Note the shadow pointing down in the image)
	The Lincoln Memorial, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)
	The Jefferson Memorial, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)
	Piers along the Washington Channel, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)
	RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)
	John F. Kennedy Center, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)
	Theodore Roosevelt Memorial Bridge, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)
	Union Station, Washington, D.C. (1-m resolution)

Miscellaneous Locations & Objects

	China Lake Airport, California (3-m resolution)
	Natural Oil Slick off Santa Barbara, California (3-m resolution)
	Maricopa Agricultural Center, near Phoenix, Arizona (1-m resolution)
	Fort Jefferson, Florida (1-m resolution)
	Motion Compensation Example (3-m resolution)
	SAR Tag (Transponder) (1-m resolution)

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