NAVSPASUR Sensor System Digital Signal Processing Receiver. Volume 1. Hardware and Software Overview
Abstract
This is a system description of the Naval Space Surveillance (NAVSPASUR) Sensor System Digital Signal Processing Receiver (DSPR). The NAVSPASUR system began as an advanced research project in June 1958, was commissioned as an operational Naval command in February 1961, and is operated by the Naval Space Surveillance Center (NSSC) in Dahlgren, Virginia. The DSPR is a real-time radar data acquisition and analysis system. Its function is to detect, with no prior information, all space objects whose orbits cross the continental United States and to compute their subsequent orbits. It provides vital satellite information in support of national defense mission objectives of space intelligence, satellite attack warning, satellite intercept support, and space mission support. This system description was prepared as part of a modernization program that has replaced DSPR hardware for which parts are no longer available. Volume 1 (NRL/FR/8154--93-9577) describes the DSPR system in terms of current operation and hardware and software environment. Functions of the major subsystems and the relationship between them are discussed. Volume 2 (NRL/FR/8154--93-9578) discusses the function and capabilities of software and hardware components of the subsystems that provide the digital functions of the DSPR. For each subsystem, individual software modules and hardware components used primarily by that subsystem are described.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 30, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA272899
Entities
People
- Carl J. Morris
- Carolyn F. Bryant
- Marilyn P. Earl
- Tamara A. Myers
Organizations
- United States Naval Research Laboratory