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VHF/UHF
Estancia, New Mexico (Wide-Angle Urban Scene, 2-m resolution)
Estancia, New Mexico (Wide-Angle Urban Scene, 2-m resolution)
Forest near Manzano State Park, New Mexico (Comparison with Ku-Band, 2-m resolution)
Forest near Manzano State Park, New Mexico (Comparison with Ku-Band, 2-m resolution)
Bridge over Rio Grande River (Multiple Polarizations, 1-m resolution)
Bridge over Rio Grande River (Multiple Polarizations, 1-m resolution)
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L-Band
Recent Sandia testbed fine resolution L-band experiment.
Recent Sandia testbed fine resolution L-band experiment.
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S-Band
S-band Lunar Reconnaissance Obiter (LRO) Mini-RF Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image collage. Searching for water ice on the moon.
S-band Lunar Reconnaissance Obiter (LRO) Mini-RF Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image collage. Searching for water ice on the moon.
Mosaic of S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images covering from 70° latitude to the poles for both the north (top) and south (bottom) polar regions. From NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Mosaic of S-band Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) images covering from 70° latitude to the poles for both the north (top) and south (bottom) polar regions. From NASA’s Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
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X-Band
Tres Hermanas Crevasses in Antarctica. From Sandia’s X-band AntarcticaSAR.
Tres Hermanas Crevasses in Antarctica. From Sandia’s X-band AntarcticaSAR.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of Antarctica shear zone showing movement of ice as much as 3 ft per day. From Sandia’s X-band AntarcticaSAR.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of Antarctica shear zone showing movement of ice as much as 3 ft per day. From Sandia’s X-band AntarcticaSAR.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of McMurdo Station in Antarctica. From Sandia’s X-band AntarcticaSAR.
Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of McMurdo Station in Antarctica. From Sandia’s X-band AntarcticaSAR.
Cut across this shear zone is the road to the South Pole, known as the very dangerous “South Pole Traverse”.
Cut across this shear zone is the road to the South Pole, known as the very dangerous “South Pole Traverse”.
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Ku-Band
Ku-band image of a building on Kirtland AFB.
Ku-band image of a building on Kirtland AFB.
Ku-band image of Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
Ku-band image of Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
Ku-band SpotDwell image of a building at Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
Ku-band SpotDwell image of a building at Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
Ku-band image of a radar testing facility near Albuquerque, NM.
Ku-band image of a radar testing facility near Albuquerque, NM.
Kirtland AFB historic rescue aircraft and helicopter static displays.
Kirtland AFB historic rescue aircraft and helicopter static displays.
Ku-band image of a baseball diamond on Kirtland AFB.
Ku-band image of a baseball diamond on Kirtland AFB.
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Ka-Band
Ka-band image of a helicopter and plane static display near Albuquerque, NM.
Ka-band image of a helicopter and plane static display near Albuquerque, NM.
Ka-band image of a gate at Kirtland AFB. Note the vehicles lined up to enter from the right.
Ka-band image of a gate at Kirtland AFB. Note the vehicles lined up to enter from the right.
Ka-band image of a golf course clubhouse at Kirtland AFB. Note the radar shadows of golfers on the putting green.
Ka-band image of a golf course clubhouse at Kirtland AFB. Note the radar shadows of golfers on the putting green.
Ka-band image of C-130s on flight line at Kirtland AFB.
Ka-band image of C-130s on flight line at Kirtland AFB.
Ka-band image of a variety of military vehicles in the desert near Albuquerque, NM.
Ka-band image of a variety of military vehicles in the desert near Albuquerque, NM.
Ka-band image of a dirt road access gate at Kirtland AFB.
Ka-band image of a dirt road access gate at Kirtland AFB.
The following is a selection of imagery available for your viewing, sorted by frequency band and/or program. (Note: Resolutions are for original images prior to downsampling for web viewing.)
Images are available for public reproduction. Please credit Sandia using the following statement 'Courtesy of Sandia National Laboratories, Radar ISR'
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Spotlight Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of a reapplication yard at Kirtland AFB.
Spotlight Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of a reapplication yard at Kirtland AFB.
SpotDwell image of a building at Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
SpotDwell image of a building at Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
Stripmap Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of Washington DC.
Stripmap Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image of Washington DC.
Arbitrary Stripmap image of the Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
Arbitrary Stripmap image of the Jacksonville Naval Air Station.
Circle pass of a solar tower near Albuquerque, NM.
Circle pass of a solar tower near Albuquerque, NM.
Example image of Sandia’s Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) near Belen, NM.
Example image of Sandia’s Ground Moving Target Indicator (GMTI) near Belen, NM.
High Range Resolution (HRR) example.
High Range Resolution (HRR) example.
Maritime Search Mode example of a ship at sea.
Maritime Search Mode example of a ship at sea.
Coherent Change Detection (CCD) image highlighting several changes between images taken of the same scene at two different times.
Coherent Change Detection (CCD) image highlighting several changes between images taken of the same scene at two different times.
Normalized Coherence Product (NCP) image showing only the most recent changes in a scene between two CCD images (referenced CCD images displayed on the left).
Normalized Coherence Product (NCP) image showing only the most recent changes in a scene between two CCD images (referenced CCD images displayed on the left).
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) mosaic of greater Washington, DC area from Sandia’s Rapid Terrain Visualization (RTV) program.
Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (IFSAR) mosaic of greater Washington, DC area from Sandia’s Rapid Terrain Visualization (RTV) program.
Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) of several fields and buildings at Kirtland AFB. Taken by Sandia’s FARAD radar.
Polarimetric Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) of several fields and buildings at Kirtland AFB. Taken by Sandia’s FARAD radar.
Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image from Sandia’s Mini-RF on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Bistatic Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image from Sandia’s Mini-RF on board the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Example of an identified target in a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image utilizing Sandia’s Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) technology.
Example of an identified target in a Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR) image utilizing Sandia’s Automatic Target Recognition (ATR) technology.
Image of a stationary truck with the engine running, utilizing Sandias Vibrometry techniques.
Image of a stationary truck with the engine running, utilizing Sandias Vibrometry techniques.
Fine-resolution StereoSAR image of Kirtland AFB housing next to a large field.
Fine-resolution StereoSAR image of Kirtland AFB housing next to a large field.
