ASDE-3
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: ASDE-3
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 15.7 … 16.2 GHz
(Ku-Band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 13, 16 or 20 kHz |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 36 ns |
| receive time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 10 kW |
| average power: | |
| instrumented range: | 18 000 ft (≙ 5 500 m) |
| range resolution: | |
| accuracy: | |
| beamwidth: | 0.25° |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | 62 min-1 |
| MTBCF: | |
| MTTR: | |
ASDE-3
The ASDE-3 is an operating in Ku-Band solid-state (except the traveling wave tube transmitter) Surface Movement radar. The antenna is a truncated paraboloid fed by a circular polarised horn feed. It is covered by a flat rotating radome (so-called “Rotodome”).
