The overall objective of NovaSAR-1 is to make SAR observation missions more affordable to a customer base and to open up new applications in the S-band microwave region of the electromagnetic spectrum.

The high resolution (5 - 20 m) imagery provided by NovaSAR-1 is ideal for applications in the following fields:

• Flood monitoring
• Agricultural crop assessment
• Forest monitoring (temperate and rain forest)
• Land use mapping
• Disaster management
• Maritime applications (e.g. ship detection, oil spill monitoring, maritime safety, and security of defence applications).