Test range equipment for sraceborne synthetic aperture radar calibration and validation

An outline of radar test range for spaceborne SAR calibration and validation using system approach is presented. The goal of the investigation is creating a range permitting SAR through performances approval, its resultant data quality verification procedures, and radiometric scale calibration recurrent routines. Region choice for test range deployment, measured SAR parameter set and metrological means configuration foundation is given in the paper.