A description is given of the concept for the deployment of a 600 ft. diameter radar system using the space shuttle. The configuration could be used for tracking ships, aircraft, cruise missiles, ICBMs, and possibly armoured vehicles, and could have in-built redundancy in the event of a physical assault. The finished structure consists of four prefabricated modules that can be connected near the shuttle or in high-earth-orbit.
Large structures in space planned (shuttle-launchable radar system)
Radarsystem fuer das Raumprogramm space shuttle
Electronic Wareface Defense Electronics ; 10 , 10 ; 54-55
1978
2 Seiten
Article (Journal)
English
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