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ArticleiScience2026

Spaceborne synthetic aperture passive imaging technology for wide-area electromagnetic spectrum map generation.

Shunhu Hou, Youchen Fan, Yangyang Wang, Wei Chen, Shengliang Fang

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Article in iScience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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5 authors.

Shunhu HouSchool of Space Information, Space Engineering University, Beijing 101416, China.
Youchen FanSchool of Space Information, Space Engineering University, Beijing 101416, China.
Yangyang WangDepartment of Launch and Power Engineering, Rocket Sergeant School, Qingzhou 262500, China.
Wei ChenSchool of Internet, Anhui University, Hefei 230031, China.
Shengliang FangSchool of Space Information, Space Engineering University, Beijing 101416, China.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Current space-based electromagnetic spectrum sensing and imaging methods suffer from several limitations, including low efficiency in acquiring holistic situational information of radiation source clusters, inherent contradiction between field of view (FOV) and resolution, and insufficient real-time imaging capability. To address these challenges, this paper innovatively applies the synthetic aperture passive imaging method, originally used in the field of "natural thermal radiation remote sensing," to the domain of spaceborne electromagnetic spectrum sensing, establishing a system model encompassing "ground station modeling - space propagation - spaceborne synthetic aperture passive imaging," and analyzing the differences between the ground station signal and natural thermal radiation during model establishment and synthetic aperture imaging processes in detail. We adopt a staggered Y-shaped synthetic aperture and define its placement and imaging perspective when deployed on a satellite platform. The experiments establish a dynamic simulation scene achieving a high-precision, wide-area, real-time rapid imaging of ground station electromagnetic situation.

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PMID42063546
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