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Zarya

Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics

Figure 1: Zarya

Figure 1: Zarya

Specifications
frequency: J-Band
pulse repetition time (PRT):
pulse repetition frequency (PRF): 1,8 … 2 kHz
pulsewidth (τ): 0.25 µs
receiving time:
dead time:
peak power: 10 kW
average power:
instrumented range: 60 km
range resolution: 40 m
accuracy:
beamwidth: 2.5°
hits per scan:
antenna rotation:
MTBCF:
MTTR:

Zarya

The Zarya was a maritime surveillance and target assignment radar operating in J-Band for the control of ship artillery and torpedoes on cruisers and destroyers.

The radar was developed between 1947 and 1949 and was taken into the armament of the Soviet Navy from 1950.

A further development with an organ pipe scanner for target tracking was called Zarya-chaika (cyril. «Заря-Чайка»). This version was also used as coastal protection radar in the inventory of artillery forces with the caliber from 100 to 155 mm. The feed horn of this organ pipe scanner rotated at 17 revolutions per second and produced a beam sweep of ± 4°. This enabled automatic target tracking.

Source:

Picture gallerie of Zarya

Figure 2: Organ pipe scanner for 3 cm wave length