Accession Number:

ADB043957

Title:

Some Field Test Results - Teal Amber CCD Sensor.

Descriptive Note:

Project rept.,

Corporate Author:

MASSACHUSETTS INST OF TECH LEXINGTON LINCOLN LAB

Personal Author(s):

• Weber, Robert

Report Date:

1979-12-04

Pagination or Media Count:

57.0

Abstract:

A CCD cameraautomatic moving target indicator system developed by Rockwell International under the DARPA-sponsored Teal Amber program, was recently field-tested at the Lincoln LaboratoryESD test site in New Mexico. A variety of experiments indicated that the point-source sensitivities of the mosaiced CCD imagers and the automatic satellite detection capability of the system fell short of original goals by approximately two visual magnitudes. Author

Descriptors:

• *CHARGE COUPLED DEVICES
• *OPTICAL TARGET DESIGNATORS
• *SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEMS
• AUTOMATIC TRACKING
• MOSAICS(DETECTORS)
• FIELD TESTS
• MOVING TARGET INDICATORS
• SENSITIVITY
• THRESHOLD EFFECTS
• COMPARISON
• BACKGROUND RADIATION
• SKY BRIGHTNESS
• SYNCHRONOUS SATELLITES
• SPACE SURVEILLANCE

Subject Categories:

• Optical Detection and Detectors
• Ground Support Systems and Facilities for Space Vehicles

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE