Laser ranging and tracking
Abstract
RCA has developed, installed, and extensively tested two laser radar systems incorporating full three-coordinate (3-D) tracking. These laser radars have been integrated into existing instrumentation radars at NASA Wallops Flight Center and at White Sands Missile Range. A third radar, a range-only high power unit, has been deployed at NASA-WFC for special satellite-tracking missions. This paper describes 3-D laser tracker design and performance and gives attention to laser satellite tracking.
- Publication:
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Electro-Optics/Laser Conference and Exposition
- Pub Date:
- 1978
- Bibcode:
- 1978eol..conf..313K
- Keywords:
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- Laser Ranger/Tracker;
- Optical Radar;
- Optical Tracking;
- Satellite Tracking;
- Design Analysis;
- Performance Prediction;
- Radar Tracking;
- Systems Engineering;
- Lasers and Masers