Observation Frequency Analysis for Multiconstellation Radar Systems over the Mediterranean Sea

Table 2

Orbit data as derived from literature.

	CSK, CSG	SAOCOM 1	Sentinel-1
Orbit	Sun-synchronous frozen	Sun-synchronous frozen	Sun-synchronous frozen
Ascending node local time	6 a.m.	6 a.m.	6 p.m.
Altitude (km)	619.6	619.6	693
Inclination (°)	97.86	97.86	98.18
Eccentricity		N/A	N/A
Satellite phasing (°)	See Figure 3	180°	180°
Repetition cycle	237/16	237/16	175/12
Elevation angle range (°)	22.7-44.3	20-50 (incidence)	20-45 (incidence)