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Sentinel-1 C-SAR Resources

Earthdata resources for users working with NASA’s Sentinel-1 C-band Synthetic Aperture Radar data include tutorials and other learning resources, news announcements such as instrument updates and data releases, user guides and related documents, and frequently asked questions.

Sentinel-1 C-SAR Learning Resources

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Introduction to Synthetic Aperture Radar

This ARSET training focuses on building the skills needed to acquire and understand synthetic aperture radar data as well as potential applications.
Training
June 28 - July 6, 2017
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Sentinel-1 C-SAR News

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From ERS-1 to NISAR: 35 Years of SAR at ASF

August 2026 marks 35 years since the first downlink of synthetic aperture radar data to the Alaska SAR Facility. ASF has supported many missions and archived many Earth observations since then.
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Aug. 17, 2026
Pictured is satellite imagery of portions of Montana, Idaho, and Wyoming. Portions of the map are colored blue for areas of EMIT and SAR data masking. Yellow where there is landing cover masking. Red where high-resolution model training was used. Dots for training point data. And white to show the total area of analysis extent.

Homing In On the Range

USGS researchers found NASA’s imaging spectroscopy satellite data could significantly improve identification of vegetation types across rangelands.
News
June 25, 2026
OPERA Radiometric Terrain Corrected Synthetic Aperture Radar Backscatter image of Singapore on 17 February 2026 from ESA's Sentinel-1C satellite

Singapore's Shipping Strait

Image captured on February 17, 2026, by the C-Band SAR instrument aboard ESA's Sentinel-1C platform.
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Feb. 27, 2026
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