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Space based radar sbr is a proposed constellation of active radar satellites for the united states department of defense. The air force space surveillance system afsss, also known as the space fence, was a very high frequency radar network located at sites across the southern united states from california to georgia with a centralized data processing site at the naval network and space operations command in dahlgren, virginia. Chapter 22 space based radar systems and technology leopold j. Our bookstore is unable to serve walkin customers at this time. The twoway amplitude and intensity probability density functions pdf for both monostatic and bistatic sar are derived from the one. Space based radar handbook artech house radar library artech house radar library hardcover leopold j. Overview of the innovative spacebased radar antenna technology program article pdf available in journal of spacecraft and rockets 481.
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