1. Lt. Andrea Ventimiglia Brussels, 10-04-2008 “COSMO-SKYMED ITALIAN SATELLITE SYSTEM FOR EARTH OBSERVATION. PROCESSING AND EXPLOITATION OF S.A.R IMAGES.” Chapter of Rome M.Sc. In Advanced Communication and Navigation Satellite Systems AFCEA’s Student Conference 2008

2. Slide 2 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” N° of SATELLITES4 ORBIT SSO INCLINATION97.86° ECCENTRICITY0.00118 HEIGHT619.6 Km PHASE DISPLACEMENT90° ORBIT TIME97.2 min ORBIT CYCLE16 gg. CONSTELLATION ACCESSIBILITY  90° latitude RIVISIT TIME12 hours RESPONSE TIME 18  72 hours N° of IMAGES1800 each day IMAGE EXSTENSIONfrom 10x10 to 200x200 Km 2 SPATIAL RESOLUTIONDa 1m fino a 100m OPERATING AUTONOMY24 hours

3. Slide 3 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Duality CONSTRAINT (1/2)

4. Slide 4 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” CONSTRAINTS (2/2)

5. Slide 5 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Space Segment Inertial Control Subsystem Telemetry Tracking & Command Electric Power Subsystem Thermal Control Subsystem Propulsion Subsystem Synthetic Aperture Radar Payload Data Handling and Transmission

6. Slide 6 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” System Products SAR ModesSPATIAL RESOLUTIONSPOT EXSTENSION SPOTLIGHT1. x 1. m 2 10 Km STRIPMAP H-IMAGE3. x 3. m 2  40 Km STRIPMAP PINGPONG15. x 15. m 2 30 Km SCANSAR WIDEREGION30. x 30. m 2 100 Km SCANSAR HUGEREGION100. x 100. m 2 200 Km

7. Slide 7 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” User Ground Segment

8. Slide 8 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” User Ground Segment - Defense

9. Slide 9 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Automatic Target Recognition ATR 1.DUALITY 2.INTEROPERABILITY 3.MULTI-SENSOR 4.EXPANDABILITY CONSTRAINTS

10. Slide 10 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Automatic Target Recognition INPUT

11. Slide 11 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Automatic Target Recognition MARMA & DETECTION

12. Slide 12 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Automatic Target Recognition DISCRIMINATION

13. Slide 13 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Automatic Target Recognition CLASSIFICATION

14. Slide 14 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Automatic Target Recognition RECOGNITION

15. Slide 15 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” CONCLUSIONS The Automatic Target Recognition is able to: a)Process more than two thousand images each day b)Characterize Targets on more bands To achieve these two points we need to: Develop an Archive for the Classification – Core System

16. Slide 16 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS General Director Gen. Isp. G.A.r.n. Pietro FINOCCHIO; Chief of 2° Department Brig. Gen. G.A.r.n. Antonio TANGORRA; Chief of 5 th Division Col. G.A.r.n. Dario COPPOLA; Chief of Research & Earth Observation Branch T.Col. G.A.r.n. LANZILLOTTI Antonio; Chief of Navigation Branch T.Col. G.A.r.n. Attilio VAGLIANI; Director of Master Marina Ruggieri; Assistent Director of Master Mirko Antonini; Integrated System Analyst SELEX-SI Francesco PRODI ;

17. Slide 17 of 34 “COSMO-SkyMed Constellation of Small Satellites for Mediterranean Basin Observation ” Brussels, 10-04-2008 “COSMO-SKYMED ITALIAN SATELLITE SYSTEM FOR EARTH OBSERVATION. PROCESSING AND EXPLOITATION OF S.A.R IMAGES.” Q & A SESSION Thank you for your attention Lt. Andrea Ventimiglia