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TanDEM-X From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search This article needs additional citations for verification.Please help improve this article by adding reliable references. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2010) TanDEM-X Operator German Aerospace Center Major contractors EADS Astrium Satellites Mission type Radar Imaging Satellite of Earth Launch date 2010-06-21 02:14:00 UTC Carrier rocket Dnepr Launch site Baikonur Cosmodrome COSPAR ID 2010-030A Homepage Home Orbital elements Regime Low Earth Altitude 514 kilometer The radar remote sensing satellites TanDEM X and Terra SAR X photographed while flying in close formation (photo by Marco Langbroek, Leiden, the Netherlands). Movement is from lower right to upper left in this 10 second exposure. TanDEM-X (TerraSAR-X add-on for Digital Elevation Measurement) is the name of TerraSAR-Xs twin satellite, a German Earth observation satellite using SAR (Synthetic Aperture Radar) - a modern radar imaging technology. It is a second, almost identical spacecraft to TerraSAR-X. TanDEM-X is also the name of the satellite mission flying the two satellites in a closely controlled formation with typical distances between 250 and 500 m.[1] Contents [hide] 1 Mission 2 Digital Elevation Model 3 References 4 External links [edit] Mission The primary mission objective is the generation of a consistent global Digital Elevation Model (DEM) with an unprecedented accuracy according to better than DTED Level 2 specifications. The new DEM resolution will correspond to DTED Level 3 (post spacing of better than 12 meters) and a height accuracy of better than 2m - a standard not yet defined. Digital Elevation Models of posting better than DTED Level 2 are often called HRTI (High Resolution Terrain Information) DEM.[1] [edit] Digital Elevation Model Researchers at the German Aerospace Center facility in Oberpfaffenhofen published the first 3D images from the TanDEM-X satellite miss