AN/FPS-33
Description of the radar set, tactical-technical characteristics
Figure 1: AN/FPS-33
Manufacturer:General Electric
| Specifications | |
|---|---|
| frequency: | 1 350 … 1 450 MHz
(L-Band) |
| pulse repetition time (PRT): | |
| pulse repetition frequency (PRF): | |
| pulsewidth (τ): | 6 µs |
| receiving time: | |
| dead time: | |
| peak power: | 10.4 MW |
| average power: | 26 kW |
| instrumented range: | |
| range resolution: | |
| accuracy: | |
| beamwidth: | 1.2° |
| hits per scan: | |
| antenna rotation: | 6.6 and 10 min⁻¹ |
| MTBCF: | |
| MTTR: | |
AN/FPS-33
AN/FPS-33 (alias HiPAR) was an operating in L-Band High-Power Aquisition Radar for the Nike Hercules air defence missile complex.
Initially it was a fixed installation radar using a cosecant squared antenna. The reflector dimensions were 20.6 × 43.0 ft. (6.3 × 13.11 m). It was usually installed on a tower and was covered with a fixed radome. Later versions became a relocatable radar, which was mounted on 5 flat trailers. This was named AN/MPQ-44. It uses a retractable folding antenna structure (General electrics' “Project Butterfly”) and formed a fan beam pattern. The transmitter was equipped with a klystron as power amplifier.