Accession Number:

AD0706868

Title:

SCANBACK ANTENNA CONTROL FOR RE-ENTRY PHYSICS PROGRAM

Descriptive Note:

Technical note

Corporate Author:

MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH LEXINGTON LINCOLN LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Flink, Arthur H.

Report Date:

1961-07-05

Pagination or Media Count:

99.0

Abstract:

The report describes the scanback subsystem installed at the M.I.T. Arbuckle Neck Site. The machine is capable of storing 1500 points in range, azimuth and elevation, permitting the antenna to be repositioned along a previously traversed path.

Descriptors:

• *REENTRY VEHICLES
• *RADAR ANTENNAS
• ATMOSPHERE ENTRY
• BLACKOUT(PROPAGATION)
• LOGIC CIRCUITS
• DESCENT TRAJECTORIES
• CONTROL SYSTEMS
• DATA PROCESSING
• RADAR TRACKING

Subject Categories:

• Electrical and Electronic Equipment
• Active and Passive Radar Detection and Equipment

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE