Space-based millimeter wave debris tracking radar

Kai Chang; Michael E. Pollock; Michael K. Skrehot

doi:10.1117/12.44503

1 July 1991 Space-based millimeter wave debris tracking radar

Kai Chang, Michael E. Pollock, Michael K. Skrehot

Proceedings Volume 1475, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits for Sensors, Radar, and Communications Systems; (1991) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44503
Event: Orlando '91, 1991, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

NORAD system currently tracks and predicts orbits of space objects of 80 mm or larger in diameter. The small debris of less than 80 mm, traveling at high speed, could cause damage to Space Station or space vehicles. To overcome this problem, a 35 GHz space-based millimeter-wave radar system is proposed to track the particles ranging in size from 4 mm to 80 mm up to a range of 25 Km. The system requires a large phased array which should be developed in monolithic circuits for cost reduction.

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Kai Chang, Michael E. Pollock, and Michael K. Skrehot "Space-based millimeter wave debris tracking radar", Proc. SPIE 1475, Monolithic Microwave Integrated Circuits for Sensors, Radar, and Communications Systems, (1 July 1991); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.44503

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