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They are designed to operate in tandem with GF-3, collectively forming a C-band synthetic aperture radar (SAR) satellite constellation. This constellation aims to achieve 1 m resolution imaging with a revisit rate of one day. It can effectively cater to various applications such as marine disaster prevention, monitoring marine dynamic environments, and supporting marine scientific research, disaster mitigation, environmental protection, and agriculture. Geometric correction plays a pivotal role in acquiring highly precise geographic location data for ground targets. The geometric positioning accuracy without control points signifies the SAR satellite\u2019s geometric performance. However, SAR images do not exhibit a straightforward image-point\u2013object-point correspondence, unlike optical images. In this study, we introduce a novel approach employing high-precision automatic trihedral corner reflectors as ground control points (GCPs) to assess the geometric positioning accuracy of SAR images. A series of satellite-ground synchronization experiments was conducted at the Xilinhot SAR satellite calibration and validation site to evaluate the geometric positioning accuracy of different C-SAR image modes. Firstly, we calculated the azimuth and elevation angles of the corner reflectors based on satellite orbit parameters. During satellite transit, these corner reflectors were automatically adjusted to align with the radar-looking direction. We subsequently measured the exact longitude and latitude coordinates of the corner reflector vertex in situ using a high-precision real-time kinematics instrument. Next, we computed the theoretical image coordinates of the corner reflectors using the rational polynomial coefficients (RPC) model. After that, we determined the accurate position of the corner reflector in the Single Look Complex (SLC) SAR image using FFT interpolation and the sliding window method. Finally, we evaluated and validated the geometric positioning accuracy of C-SAR images by comparing the two coordinates. The preliminary results indicate that the positioning accuracy varies based on the satellite, imaging modes, and orbital directions. Nevertheless, for most sample points, the range positioning accuracy was better than 60 m, and the azimuth positioning accuracy was better than 80 m. 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