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020			_a9781607414858
082			_a623.7348 ALT
100			_a"Gillen, Cale M(ed)" _95426
245		0	_aAlternatives for military space radar
260			_aNew York
260			_bNova science
260			_c2010
300			_a160p.
365			_b9000
365			_dRS
520			_aThe Department of Defense (DoD) and the intelligence community rely on various systems to provide imagery to tactical commanders and intelligence analysts. In addition DoD uses manned and unmanned aircraft equipped with ground moving-target indication (GMTI) radars to detect military units, vehicles, and other moving targets on the ground and inform commanders of their disposition. This book examines the costs and potential performance of four possible designs for a Space Radar System. Those four notional alternatives include three constellations of various sizes with 40-square meter radar arrays and one constellation with 100-square-meter radar arrays, all in low earth orbit. The book also highlights some of the technological challenges associated with developing and operating Space Radar satellites. This is an edited, excerpted and augmented edition combining CBO and GAO publications.
650			_aSpace-based radar-Evaluation _95427
942			_cB _2ddc
999			_c232048 _d232048