R&D Engineering Support, Operation, and Maintenance - Malabar Annex, Palm Bay, Florida.

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Abstract:

This is the final report for USAF Phillips Laboratory contract F29601-93-C-0013, Research and Development, Engineering and Operations, and Maintenance Support to the Malabar Test Site adjacent to Palm Bay, Florida. During the term of the contract, the governmentcontractor team was able to assemble the expertise and experience to make Malabar one of the premier observation and tracking stations in the Air Force inventory. The activities conducted at Malabar included space object satellites, debris, etc. identification through active and passive imaging, tracking missile launches from Cape Canaveral at times illuminating the plumes with lasers of various wavelengths, support to spacecraft laser communication programs, and research and development of related technologies laser ranging, hyperspectral imaging, advanced technology cameras, atmosphere characterizations, etc.. Ancillary to the observation activities, but of high visibility, was the successful completion of an existing project to develop and install a tracking mount control system for the Western Test Range Santa Ynez Peak Optical Site SYPOS. If there was a hallmark for the Malabar Site during the term of this contract, it would be the maintenance of high quality and responsive support to site customers in the face of ever declining budgets.

Author(s):
Barfoot, Joseph E.
Author Organization(s):
ORION INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGIES INC ALBUQUERQUE NM
Descriptive Note:
Final rept. Nov 92-Apr 96,
Pagination:
0014

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution:
Approved For Public Release

RECORD

Collection: TR
Identifying Numbers
Report Number(s):
TR96-004, PL-TR-96-1161
Contract/Grant Number(s):
F29601-93-C-0013
Task Number(s):
LQ
Project Number(s):
3326
Monitor Series:
TR-96-1161, PL
 Subject Terms
Joint Capability Areas:
JCA_4.5_Operational Contract Support; JCA_4.5.1_Contract Support Integration; JCA_4.5.2_Contractor Management; JCA_2.2.2_Imagery Collection; JCA_2.2_Collection; JCA_5_Command and Control; JCA_1.2.7_Experimentation; JCA_4.3_Maintain; JCA_4.6_Engineering; JCA_4.2.3_Manage Global Supplier Networks; JCA_4.2_Supply
Modernization Areas:
Directed Energy; Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
*AIR FORCE FACILITIES, *TEST FACILITIES, *SPACE OBJECTS, *TRACKING STATIONS, MAINTENANCE, SOLID STATE LASERS, GUIDED MISSILES, OPTICAL PROPERTIES, PEAK VALUES, CONTROL SYSTEMS, SPACECRAFT, OBSERVATION, SITES, TEAMS(PERSONNEL), CONTRACTORS, PASSIVE SYSTEMS, IMAGES, VISIBILITY, CAMERAS, MOUNTS, INVENTORY, GUIDED MISSILE TRACKING SYSTEMS, BUDGETS, RANGE FINDING, FLORIDA, SPECTROMETERS, SPACE COMMUNICATIONS, LASER COMMUNICATIONS, SATELLITE TRACKING SYSTEMS
Field(s)/Group(s):
Lasers and Masers, Antimissile Defense Systems, Optical Detection and Detectors
Keyword(s):
SYPOS(SANTA YNEZ PEAK OPTICAL SITE), BARIUM NITRATE, PE62601F, WUPL3326LQ03
Report Date:
1997 Feb 01
Creation Date:
1997 May 14