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    Standard Beam Mode Position - Satellite Beam Specifications
      S1 S2 S3 S4 S5 S6 S7
    Available Incidence
    Angle Positions
    		 20 - 27 24 - 31 30 - 37 34 - 40 36 - 42 41 - 46 45 - 49
    Resolution
    (ground range products)¹
    (range x azimuth) (m)
    		 24 x 27 20 x 27 25 x 27 23 x 27 22 x 27 20 x 27 19.1 x 27
    Resolution
    (Single Look Complex)
    (range x azimuth) (m)
    		 10.5 x 8.9 10.5 x 8.9 15.7 x 8.9 15.7 x 8.9 15.7 x 8.9 15.7 x 8.9 15.7 x 8.9
    Available Incidence
    Nominal Swath Range
    From Nadir Offset     (km)
    		 0 - 100 60 - 150 140 - 240 210 - 310 280 - 380 340 - 440 400 - 500
    ¹ Resolution (ground range products) refers to Path Image and Path Image Plus.
    Map Image and Precision Map Image processing may alter the resolution slightly.


    Standard Beam Mode Position - Processed Image Specifications
      Single Look Complex
    		 Path Image
    		 Path Image Plus
    		 Map Image
    		 Precision Map Image
    Nominal Image Size (km) 100 x 100 100 x 100 100 x 100 100 x 100 100 x 100
    Pixel Spacing(m)
    (range x azimuth) (m)
    		 11.6 x 5.1 12.5 x 12.5 8 x 8 12.5 x 12.5 12.5 x 12.5
    Number of Looks
    (range x azimuth) (m)
    		 1 x 1 1 x 4 1 x 4 1 x 4 1 x 4
    * Signal Data Available


    Standard Beam Mode Position - Digital File Specifications
      Single Look Complex
    		 Path Image
    		 Path Image Plus
    		 Map Image
    		 Precision Map Image
    File Size (MB) 675 128 312.5 64 64
    File Size
    pixel x lines)
    		 8,620 x 19,810 8,000 x 8,000 12,500 x 12,500 8,000 x 8,000 8,000 x 8,000
    Bits / Pixel 16-1 16-0 16 16 8 or 16 8 or 16


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