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RA-2  

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  • Radar Altimeter 2 (RA-2) is an instrument for determining the two-way delay of the radar echo from the Earth's surface to a very high precision: less than a nanosecond. It also measures the power and the shape of the reflected radar pulses.

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https://earth.esa.int/concept/2ebd3948-3f88-5944-8e3c-7e60099ec941

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