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System feasibility study of a microwave/millimeter-wave radar for space debris tracking

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A 35 GHz millimeter-wave radar system has been studied for space debris tracking. The objective is to track the particles ranging in size from 4 mm to 80 mm up to a range of 25 km. The system requires various state-of-the-art technologies including phased arrays, monopulse tracking, pulse compression, high power transmitters, low noise receivers, and pulse integration signal processing techniques.

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  1. Department of Electrical Engineering, Texas A&M University, 77843, College Station, Texas

    Kai Chang, Michael A. Pollock & Michael K. Skrehot

  2. NASA Johnson Space Center, 77058, Houston, Texas

    G. Dickey & Jerry Suddath

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Chang, K., Pollock, M.A., Skrehot, M.K. et al. System feasibility study of a microwave/millimeter-wave radar for space debris tracking. Int J Infrared Milli Waves 10, 1–19 (1989). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01009113

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