Title :
Twin VHF radar for european space situation awareness system
Author_Institution :
Mil. Sci. Fac., Nat. Univ. of Public Services, Hungary
Abstract :
The efficient space surveillance system in the current state of radar technology must be addressed in a cost-effective way. Consequently, a new twin VHF band radar concept with increased technical capabilities could partially take over these challenges. This article would like to draw the reader´s attention to the potential benefits of VHF radar signal fusion, which can be extended for “L” and “S” band radar also. The new network centric approach leads to a gradual shift from surveillance radar, efficient against targets with low RCS, to complex very efficient multipurpose, as a low cost radar for continuous low orbit space observation sensing. The article would like to show potential benefits of the twin radar concept and highlights its main aspect of realization.
Keywords :
radar cross-sections; radar detection; radar signal processing; search radar; sensor fusion; European space situation awareness system; VHF radar signal fusion; low orbit space observation sensing; radar cross-sections; space surveillance system; surveillance radar; twin VHF radar; Radar antennas; Radar cross section; Radar detection; Space vehicles; Spaceborne radar; Surveillance; Twin VHF radar; coherent signal processing; radar cross section; radar networking;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Symposium (IRS), 2012 13th International
Conference_Location :
Warsaw
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4577-1838-0
DOI :
10.1109/IRS.2012.6233312