The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's (BMDO) Innovative Science and Technology Experimentation Facility (ISTEF) collected data from the test stand firing of a Volga (SA-2 Mod 3 5 23) engine. The test was conducted at the Redstone Technical Test Center (RTTC) Test Area 5 on September 15, 1999. Signatures were measured using a non-imaging radiometer and a suite of imaging instruments ranging from the ultraviolet through long ...
The Ballistic Missile Defense Organization's (BMDO) Innovative Science and Technology Experimentation Facility (ISTEF(1)) is located on the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral Florida. The ISTEF conducts research and development in the area of passive and active electro-optical science and technology for missile defense and its location provides a unique opportunity to observe a large number of rocket launches. Atlas II first stage engines use LOX- kerosene as the propellant ...
The BMDO Innovative Science and Technology Experimentation Facility (BMDO/ISTEF) laser radar program is engaged in an ongoing program to develop and demonstrate advanced laser radar concepts for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). Research is ongoing in both direct detection and coherent detection laser radar. The direct detection research program has been collecting metric and radiometric data on targets of BMD interest both at ISTEF and at other sites for ...
The BMDO Innovative Science and Technology Experimentation Facility (BMDO/ISTEF) active imaging program is engaged in an ongoing program to develop and demonstrate advanced laser imaging concepts for Ballistic Missile Defense (BMD). As an example, we present results from our support of the Eastern Range (ER) launch of the Titan B33 (Cassini). This support was a result of ER Range Safety's concerns over their inability to ...
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