A Sourcebook for the Use of the FGAN Tracking and Imaging Radar ...
A Sourcebook for the Use of the FGAN Tracking and Imaging Radar ...
A Sourcebook for the Use of the FGAN Tracking and Imaging Radar ...
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Drawing <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> High Power <strong>Radar</strong> System TIRA<br />
The TIRA system gains radar data at 22.5 cm (L-b<strong>and</strong>) <strong>and</strong> 1.8 cm (Ku-b<strong>and</strong>) wavelengths. These <strong>for</strong>m<br />
<strong>the</strong> data basis <strong>for</strong> <strong>the</strong> development <strong>of</strong> image <strong>and</strong> feature based classification <strong>and</strong> identification<br />
algorithms.<br />
Based on radar data <strong>of</strong> space objects <strong>and</strong> techniques developed at RWA, characteristic target features<br />
like orbital elements, intrinsic motion parameters, orbital lifetime, target shape <strong>and</strong> size, ballistic<br />
coefficient, mass <strong>and</strong> material properties can be determined.<br />
TIRA consists <strong>of</strong> three major subsystems:<br />
● The antenna system with a 34-m parabolic reflector movable in azimuth <strong>and</strong> elevation,<br />
● a narrowb<strong>and</strong>, fully coherent monopulse tracking radar <strong>of</strong> high pulse power at L-b<strong>and</strong> (1.333 GHz)<br />
frequency,<br />
● <strong>and</strong> a wideb<strong>and</strong> (currently 800 MHz) imaging radar at Ku-b<strong>and</strong> frequency (16.7 GHz), allowing<br />
high target resolution.<br />
All systems are under steady development due to <strong>the</strong> increasing reconnaissance capability dem<strong>and</strong>s.
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