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Abstract
An expression is presented for the Doppler FM rate for a radar in circular orbit that has been derived with no restrictive assumptions on the relative motion of the scatterer, which is fixed in Earth coordinates. The result is expressed in spacecraft-relative variables. The SAR case and the geosynchronous limit are briefly discussed.