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Flight Date    Month:12 Day:06 Year:07



Flight Summary



Engineering Flight. Rosamond Corner Reflector Array. Most lines at 39Kft (3 lines at 41kft). All lines planned for GPS altitudes. 20Km between PRE and STA waypoints on 170 lines. Quad-POL. Full antenna array. Test PRF tracking and beam steering. RFN Caltone on for most Lines (test ASN on one line).


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Navigation File
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Details for Each Flight Line

n Data Take 1 : Flight Line ID 17030
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, 12-8bit BFPQ, RFN CALTONE on, 0 deg Steering. Started late; probably missed CRs.

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Data Take 2 : Flight Line ID 35030
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, 12-8bit BFPQ, RFN CALTONE on, 0 deg. Steering. Lost power durring run; probably missed CRs.

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Data Take 3 : Flight Line ID 17035
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, PRF tracking on, 12-8bit BFPQ, RFN CALTONE on, 0. deg steering. Planned as data take 5.

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Data Take 4 : Flight Line ID 35031
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, Beam Steering on, 12-8bit BFPQ, RFN CALTONE on.

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Data Take 5 : Flight Line ID 17033
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, 12-8bit BFPQ, RFN CALTONE on, -5 deg Steering. Planned as data take 3.

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Data Take 6 : Flight Line ID 35033
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, PRF tracking on, Beam Steering on,12-8bit BFPQ, RFN CALTONE on.

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Data Take 7 : Flight Line ID 35030
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, 12-8bit BFPQ, RFN CALTONE on, 0 deg. Steering. Planned as data take 8.

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Data Take 8 : Flight Line ID 17034
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, Beam Steering on, 12-8bit BFPQ, RFN CALTONE on, +5deg. Planned as data take 7.

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Data Take 9 was not taken.

Data Take 10 : Flight Line ID 35036
Flight Line Comments: 39kft, 12-8bit BFPQ, ASN CALTONE on, +6 deg. Steering.

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Data Take 11 was too short. Was taken to clear ARC.

Data Take 12 and 13 were not taken.


Ancillary files for operation of the RADAR


   Flight Plan File
   Adaptation File
   Temperature Table (.txt file)
   AWG File (Binary)
   notchirp command file for AWG file generation (.cmd file)

   ZIP file of necessary files (Binary)

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