ICEYE Microsatellite SAR Constellation Status Update: Spotlight Extended Area Mode, Daily Coherent Ground Tracks and Waveform Diversity

The ICEYE constellation features the first operational microsatellite based X-band SAR sensors suitable for all-weather day-and-night Earth Observation. As the ICEYE fleet grows it is opening up opportunities for experimentation and derivation of new products. This paper presents an update of the ICEYE fleet's capabilities as of early 2022. The latest results from three recent innovations will be presented - Spotlight Extended Area mode, Daily Coherent Ground Tracks, and waveform diversity for nadir and range ambiguity suppression.