Ground-Based Surveillance and Tracking System (GSTS)

The Strategic Defense Initiative Organization SDIO and its proponents the U.S. Army and the U.S. Air Force plan to conduct Demonstration Validation tests of the GSTS technology. These tests will demonstrate the ability of the technology to perform required tasks, and to validate production feasibility in support of a future decision on whether to proceed with Full- Scale Development. DemonstrationValidation tests would be conducted at the Nevada Test Site, National Test Facility, Vandenberg Air Force Base Western Test Range, U.S. Army Kwajalein Atoll, and contractor facilities. Tests would include analyses, simulations, componentassembly tests, and flight tests. This document addresses the potential environmental consequences of the DemonstrationValidation testing of the GSTS technology. rrh