Reflector for synthetic aperture radar

Abstract

This invention provides a synthetic aperture radar reflector that is easy to assemble at the installation site and is compatible with both southbound and northbound satellite orbits. [Solution] A reflector 1 that retroreflects radio waves emitted from a synthetic aperture radar 21, comprising four support columns 11 made of single pipes SP, and a plurality of reflective grids 12 in which a plurality of single pipes SP are fixed in a grid pattern by fasteners 13, wherein the reflective grids 12 are fixed to the four support columns 11 in multiple vertical stages.

Claims

1. A reflector that retroreflects radio waves emitted from a synthetic aperture radar, Four support columns made of single pipes, It comprises multiple reflective grids, each consisting of multiple single pipes fixed in a grid pattern by fasteners, The reflective grid is a SAR reflector fixed to the four support columns in multiple vertical rows.

2. The SAR reflector according to claim 1, wherein the reflective grid body is made up of four single pipes in each direction fixed in a grid pattern.

3. The SAR reflector according to claim 2, wherein the reflective grid is fixed to the four support columns in two stages, upper and lower.

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