CROSSED SKIRT ANTIRADAR SCREEN STRUCTURE FOR SPACE VEHICLES (U)
Assignee
NORTHROP GRUMMAN SPACE & MISSION SYSTEMS CORP.
Filed
Jan 4, 1971
Granted
Aug 22, 2000
Location
PACIFIC PALISAD CA US
Abstract
A crossed skirt antiradar screen structure for a space vehicle, such as an orbiting satellite vehicle, having members projecting laterally from the main vehicle body. The screen structure includes multiple primary and auxiliary radar screens having electrically conductive skirts at least partially enclosing the vehicle body and the projecting members in a manner such that the screens cooperate to control the radar cross-section and signature of the entire vehicle. According to an important feature of the invention, the several radar screens are so shaped and arranged that all interior corners defined by the screen skirts have oblique angles which preclude retroreflection of an illuminating radar beam from a ground based radar detection system.
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35 USC §181 Secrecy Order
Imposed
Aug 5, 1982
Rescinded
May 22, 1997
Duration
14 years, 9 months
Inventor
- 1WILLIAM C. BARKER
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Record Details
- Patent number
- US 6107952
- Application
- 05103909
- Aerospace match
- Yes
- Dataset source
- 35 USC §181 SO records
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