Research Article

Experiences Gained during the Development of a Passive BSAR with GNSS Transmitters of Opportunity

Table 3

Experimental parameters.

ParameterStationary heterodyneMoving heterodyne

GLONASS satellite COSMOS 2394COSMOS 2418
Carrier frequency (MHz) 1603.1251603.125
Signal bandwidth (MHz) 5.115.11
Satellite’s azimuth angle (degree) 178.49182
Satellite’s elevation angle (degree) 11.3638
Bistatic angle (degree) 5.6338
Receiver velocity (m/sec) 0.60.6
Receiver’s height above the ground (m) ~25~25
Receiver’s aperture length (m) 2727
Integration time (s) 4545