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LeoLabs Space Radar

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: Costa Rica Space Radar in Filadelfia,
Costa Rica (10°36'42.2" N, 85°31'43.4" W),
© 2020 LeoLabs, Inc.

Figure 1: Costa Rica Space Radar in Filadelfia, Costa Rica, (10°36'42.2" N   85°31'43.4" W)
© 2020 LeoLabs, Inc.

Specifications
frequency: S band UHF-band
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF):
pulsewidth (τ):
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power:
average power:
instrumented range:
range resolution:
accuracy:
beamwidth:
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:
MTBCF:
MTTR:

LeoLabs Space Radar

LeoLabs Space Radar is operating in the S band (IEEE designation) or in the E/F band (NATO designation) phased-array radar which can monitor various space objects in low-Earth orbit (e.g., satellites, space debris, rocket bodies, space stations). The radar forms a very narrow antenna pattern, which is swiveled in two elevation angle planes simultaneously. A reflecting object must pass through both antenna pattern planes. The velocity and the orbit are calculated from both measured values.

The data is fed into a network. This network currently consists of 4 large radars:

radarsiteoperational
since
frequency
Costa Rica Space RadarCosta Rica2021S band
Kiwi Space RadarNew Zealand2019S band
Midland Space RadarTexas2017UHF-Band
Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter RadarAlaska2007UHF-Band

The Costa Rica Space Radar is operational since April 1. 2021. It forms a total of 4 planes of antenna patterns, which are arranged crosswise. This improves the accuracy of the measurement even for overflights with unfavorable approach angles.

Source:

Picture gallery of the LeoLabs Space Radars

Figure 2: Kiwi Space Radar in New Zealand, (45°02'19.9" S   170°05'44.9" E)
© 2020 LeoLabs, Inc.

Figure 3: Midland Space Radar in Texas, (31°57'51.5" N   103°14'00.8" W)
© 2020 LeoLabs, Inc.

Figure 4: Poker Flat Incoherent Scatter Radar (PFISR) in Alaska, (65°07'47.9" N   147°28'15.3" W)
© 2020 National Science Foundation