10.6 MICROMETER Coherent Monopulse Tracking Interim Results

Abstract

The report describes the present status and recent results of 10.6 micrometer monopulse radar tracking experiments. Included is a description of the radar system and results of short range (<20 km) and long range (>150 km) tracking experiments which show that useful monopulse processing of IR radar returns can be accomplished. The short range experiments involved a stationary test tower and a moving cooperative aircraft. The long range experiment demonstrated, for the first time, 10.6 micrometer coherent monopulse tracking of a satellite.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 07, 1976
Accession Number
ADA027209

Entities

People

  • Rein Teoste
  • William J. Scouler

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amplifiers
  • Angle Of Arrival
  • Artificial Satellites
  • Atmospheric Motion
  • Automatic Gain Control
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency
  • Local Oscillators
  • Microwave Radar
  • Oscillators
  • Peak Power
  • Radar
  • Radar Tracking
  • Radiation
  • Statistics
  • Turbulence

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Optical Physics and Photonics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects