Possibilities of the BMEWS radars for detecting space debris
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The program of development of the Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) radars envisions creation of the far detection radars at new sites, as well as replacement and upgrade of functioning ones. The choice of composition and structure of the BMEWS radar alignment, the sites for radars, and size and orientation of operation ranges is determined by the designation of BMEWS. After putting the new radars into operation in 2016 the BMEWS radar field became continuous and compact. This has led to enhancement of possibilities of observation of space objects (SO) in the near-Earth space (including debris fluxes).At present, as the information basis of the BMEWS radar field are created and upgraded by the high factory completeness technology radars of different frequency bands. Now the BMEWS radar alignment generates some 150,000 observation messages per day and sends them toRussian Space Surveillance System (RSSS). The trackable orbits are in the range of 100 through 400 km and using a special observation mode - up to 40,000 km. The values of tracked SOs’ radar cross section are in the range of 1 to 100 m$^2$. In the paper, the possibilities of the up-to-date BMEWS radar field are analyzed and some experimental data on its operation in the interests of detection and tracking of low-Earth and high SOs is given.Some aspects of using the BMEWS information for performing the tasks of surveillance of the cubes ats group launch, monitoring of the atmosphere state and others.
Keywords:
Ballistic Missile Early Warning System, Space Surveillance System, continuous radar field, space debris, factory completeness technology, radar cross section, space object, monitoring, space weatherReferences
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