FPS-7 Long Range Search Radar Set - A Long Range Search Radar set built by General Electric Corporation. Deployed to Long Range Radar Sites in the 1960s and used within the SAGE System.
FPS-7 Search Radar
FPS-7 Search Radar
Element
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Value
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Notes
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Nomenclature |
FPS-7 |
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Origins |
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Variants |
FPS-7A FPS-7B FPS-7C FPS-7D FPS-107V1 |
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Manufacturer |
General Electric Corporation |
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Type |
Search |
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Number Made |
33~ |
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IEEE Band |
L |
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Frequency |
1250-1350 MHz |
Stacked Beam
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PRF |
244 |
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Pulse Width |
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Rotation Speed |
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Power |
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Range |
270 nmi |
Long Range
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Altitude |
100k |
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Introduced |
1959 |
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See Also:
Sources:
- Winkler, David F., Searching the Skies: the Legacy of the United States Cold War Defense Radar Program, USAF Hq Air Combat Command, 1997, 192 pages, Pdf, page 33, 78.
- MIL-HDBK-162A, 15 Dec 1965.
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