---
aliases:
  - context: instrumentID
    lexicon: ceos
    term: 931
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/instrumentsummary.aspx?instrumentID=931
  - context: Instrument
    lexicon: ceos
    term: AltiKa
    url: http://database.eohandbook.com/database/instrumentindex.aspx#A
  - context: resource
    lexicon: dbpedia
    term: SARAL#Ka_band_Altimeter.2C_ALTIKA
    url: http://wikipedia.org/wiki/SARAL#Ka_band_Altimeter.2C_ALTIKA
  - context: Sensor
    lexicon: podaac
    term: AltiKa
    url: ~
cited_by: []
contributors:
  - display_name: "Contributor : Centre National D'études Spatiales  "
    href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/contributor/3715.yaml
    id: 3715
    organization:
      country_code: FR
      display_name: "Centre National D'études Spatiales "
      identifier: centre-national-d-etudes-spatiales
      name: "Centre National D'études Spatiales "
      organization_type_identifier: national
      type: organization
      url: http://www.cnes.fr
    organization_uri: /organization/centre-national-d-etudes-spatiales
    person: {}
    person_id: ~
    person_uri: ~
    role_type_identifier: contributor
    uri: /contributor/3715
description: Radar altimeter
description_attribution: ~
display_name: ka-band-altimeter
files: []
href: http://52.38.26.42:8080/instrument/ka-band-altimeter.yaml
identifier: ka-band-altimeter
name: Ka-band Altimeter
parents: []
platforms:
  - description: 'SARAL is a cooperative altimetry technology mission of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and CNES (Space Agency of France). In this setup, CNES is providing the payload module consisting of the AltiKa altimeter, DORIS, LRA, and Argos-3 DCS (Data Collection System), and the payload data reception and processing functions, while ISRO is responsible for the platform, launch, and operations of the spacecraft. A CNES/ISRO MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on the SARAL mission was signed on Feb. 23, 2007.'
    description_attribution: 'SARAL is a cooperative altimetry technology mission of ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) and CNES (Space Agency of France). In this setup, CNES is providing the payload module consisting of the AltiKa altimeter, DORIS, LRA, and Argos-3 DCS (Data Collection System), and the payload data reception and processing functions, while ISRO is responsible for the platform, launch, and operations of the spacecraft. A CNES/ISRO MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) on the SARAL mission was signed on Feb. 23, 2007.'
    identifier: satellite-with-argos-and-altika
    name: Satellite with ARgos and ALtiKa
    uri: /platform/satellite-with-argos-and-altika
references: []
type: instrument
uri: /instrument/ka-band-altimeter