ERS-1 Mission: Fucino Station

The adaptability of existing facilities at the Earthnet Station of Fucino for real time data acquisition, recording and associated data processing for the ERS-1 (ESA) mission was investigated. An acquisition and processing chain dedicated only to ERS-1, and multimission solution for management of LANDSAT and ERS-1 data were considered. The baseline configuration allows acquisition, recording and processing of SAR regional data. The preferred option extends the baseline configuration to allow acquisition, recording and quasi real time processing (less than 3hr from acquisition to dissemination) of direct readout low bit rate data. System requirements, interfaces, equipment, operations, and maintenance are discussed.