Madre evaluation 4: A Low Altitude Atlas Ddetestion at Long Range

Abstract

On a PMR Atlas test, the launch site and up to 50 km altitude were illuminated by second-hop energy radiated from the Madre radar. Weak missile plus exhaust boundary echoes were obtained while the missile was at low altitudes. Analysis of the returns shows the character to be typical of exhaust boundary reflections with promise of extractable doppler information.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 27, 1962
Accession Number
AD0329872

Entities

People

  • E. W. Ward
  • F. H. Utley
  • J. L. Ahearn
  • James M. Headrick
  • S. R. Curley
  • W. C. Headrick

Organizations

  • United States Naval Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Boundaries
  • Detection
  • Electromagnetic Wave Propagation
  • Frequency
  • Government Procurement
  • Guided Missiles
  • Low Altitude
  • Military Research
  • National Security
  • Reflection
  • Repetition Rate
  • Slant Range
  • Spectrum Analyzers
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Archaeological Resource Survey
  • Electromagnetic Wave Scattering and Antenna Radiation Engineering
  • Missile Defense Systems.