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An Analysis of the Potential for Using Over-the-Horizon Radar Systems for Space Surveillance | 
enlarge | Publisher: Storming Media Category: Book
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Media: Spiral-bound Pages: 92
ISBN: 1423519760 EAN: 9781423519768 ASIN: 1423519760
Publication Date: 2004 Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days Shipping: Expedited shipping available Shipping: International shipping available Condition: Please note that this is a report or document and is not a book, per se. It is 92 pages long and is Velobound in a soft linen cover. This technical report was sponsored by the Pentagon and is provided in the best form available to the government. Sometimes our report quality is picture perfect and in color; other times, particularly for older reports, extensive black-and-white photocopying has degraded the quality. If you have any questions about quality of a particular report, please ask and we would be happy to describe it in more detail.
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Product Description This is a AIR FORCE INST OF TECH WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB OH SCHOOL OF ENGINEERING AND MANAGEMENT report procured by the Pentagon and made available for public release. It has been reproduced in the best form available to the Pentagon. It is not spiral-bound, but rather assembled with Velobinding in a soft, white linen cover. The Storming Media report number is A364624. The abstract provided by the Pentagon follows: The Australian Defence Force is investigating the development of a space surveillance system. While several dedicated facilities for space surveillance are in operation around the world, Australia s Over-The-Horizon Radar (OTHR) network has some potential for this role. The OTHR operates in the HF band and is constrained by the propagation effects of the ionosphere. A spherically stratified ionospheric model and a model for a nominal OTHR antenna are developed that allow calculation of path propagation, power distribution, and clutter returns. A software-based radar receiver processing system is modeled to determine detection probabilities and the minimum detectable radar cross-section of targets in typical low earth orbit (LEO) trajectories. The high clutter power levels, coupled with long target ranges and high velocities, mean that range-Doppler tradeoffs have a great impact on the resulting detection capabilities. While the system as modeled has the potential to provide some coverage for LEO targets, operational constraints mean the necessary conditions for detection of space targets would rarely be met while the system is involved in traditional OTHR tasking. Further, the long wavelengths and large antenna beams mean the accuracy of any positioning information is low. The Australian Defence Force is investigating the development of a space surveillance system. While several dedicated facilities for space surveillance are in operation around the world, Australia's Over-The-Horizon Radar (OTHR) network has some potential for this role.
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