The Earth in 3D - first images published

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The German radar satellite TanDEM-X was launched on June 21 by the German Aerospace Center (DLR) to join an identical satellite, TerraSAR-X, which was launched in 2007. The two satellites will fly in formation to create the most detailed 3D pictures of Earth ever obtained.

Now, the first images are published - 3 days and 14 hours after the satellite was launched - in an extremely high quality, better than any other previous satellite images, it is said.

Press Release: TanDEM-X sends its first images in record time

BBC: German TanDEM-X satellite returns first images

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@Walter Hinteler,

Flying in formation, TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X will generate a precise global elevation model.

For vast swathes of Earth, at present only rough, inconsistent, or incomplete elevation models are available from different data sources and measurement techniques. TanDEM-X will close these gaps and will provide precise elevation data in a 12-metre grid. This elevation model shows different accuracies: 1 kilometre, 90 metres, 30 metres and 12 metres (TanDEM-X).

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