AN/MPS-39
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: AN/MPS-39
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 5.4 … 6.9 GHz
(C-Band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | 10 … 1280 Hz |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 0.25; 0.5; 1 µs;
3.125; 12.5; 50 µs |
| receiving time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 1 MW |
| average power: | 5 kW |
| instrumented range: | 8000 km |
| range resolution: | |
| accuracy: | |
| beamwidth: | 1.05° |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | |
| MTBCF: | |
| MTTR: | |
AN/MPS-39
AN/MPS-39 “MOTR” (Multiple Object Tracking Radar) is operating in the C-Band precision instrumentation system designed to support range safety, weapon development, operational test and evaluation, and training exercises involving multiple participants.
AN/MPS-39 is a phased array radar, capable of simultaneously tracking up to 40 objects within a scan volume of 60 degrees by 60 degrees. It is capable of tracking a six-inch sphere to range in excess of 120 km.
The radar replaced the AN/FPS-16. Each MPS-39 was worth $36 million when they were built in the mid-1980s.