Stripmap (SM) mode acquires data with an 80 km swath at slightly better than 5 m by 5 m spatial resolution (single look). The ground swath is illuminated by a continuous sequence of pulses while the antenna beam is pointing to a fixed azimuth angle and an approximately fixed off-nadir angle (this is subject to small variations because of roll steering). SM images have continuous along track image quality at an approximately constant incidence angle.
| Characteristic | Value |
| Swath width | 80 km |
| Incidence angle range | 18.3° - 46.8° |
| Elevation beams | 6 |
| Polarisation options | Dual HH+HV, VV+VH Single HH, VV |
| Maximum Noise Equivalent Sigma Zero (NESZ) | -22 dB |
Stripmap imaging mode operates with one of six predefined elevation beams, each at a different incidence angle. Table 2 shows the incidence and off-nadir angles for Stripmap beams.
The incidence angle is the angle between the incident SAR beam and the axis perpendicular to the local geodetic ground surface.
The off-nadir angle is the look angle between the satellite's nadir position and the SAR beam.
| Beam | S1 | S2 | S3 | S4 | S5 | S6 |
| Off-nadir angles at min orbit altitude [°] |
17.93-23.53 | 21.00-26.33 | 26.18-30.99 | 30.87-35.15 | 35.07-38.85 | 37.53-41.01 |
| Incident angles at min orbit altitude [°] |
19.99-26.31 | 23.45-29.50 | 29.33-34.85 | 34.71-39.72 | 39.62-44.12 | 42.53-46.73 |
| Off-nadir angles at max orbit altitude [°] |
16.45-21.96 | 19.51-24.77 | 24.67-29.45 | 29.34-33.63 | 33.53-37.34 | 35.98-39.51 |
| Incident angles at max orbit altitude [°] |
18.32-24.55 | 21.78-27.76 | 27.64-33.13 | 33.00-38.02 | 37.89-42.43 | 40.79-45.04 |
Stripmap mode is used to image small islands and in exceptional cases only, to support emergency management actions.