AN/MPS-39
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: AN/MPS-39
Specifications | |
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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.