9S15M
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: 9S15M
(© 2012 Vitaly Kuzmin, License CC-BY-SA)
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | F-band |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 22 … 47 µs |
| receiving time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 18 kW |
| average power: | 8 kW |
| instrumented range: | 330 km |
| range resolution: | 400 m |
| accuracy: | 250 m; 0.5° |
| beamwidth: | 1.4° |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | 6 … 12 rpm |
| MTBCF: | |
| MTTR: | |
9S15M
9S15M Obzor-3 (Cyrillic: «Обзор-3», NATO reporting designation: “Bill Board”) is operating in the S-band (IEEE designation) or in the F-band (NATO designation) fully coherent 3D air surveillance and target acquisition radar for the S-300V (NATO reporting designation “SA-12”) surface-to-air missile system. When used exclusively as an tactical air surveillance radar, it was given the Russian designation 1RL140 (Cyrillic: "1РЛ140").
The radar uses an electrohydraulic rotating in azimuth and electronically scanning in elevation phased array antenna. It consists of a large array of the primary antenna and a smaller array mounted below for IFF interrogation. The transmitter is fitted with a traveling wave tube. The transmitted pulse contains a linear frequency modulated waveform.
The radar is mounted on a single tracked vehicle that houses all the electronics, antennas, and power generators.
This radar is also used in Syria as p/o “SA-12” surface-to-air missile system.