Early ballistic missile detection system
US5053622A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 13, 1973 |
| Grant date | Oct 1, 1991 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 13, 1993 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S3/78
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
This invention relates to an optical detection of ballistics device using satellites emitting beams of neutral molecules in a specified direction. Intense optical radiation will be reflected off insulated surfaces of nose cones and detected by narrow band optical filters on the satellite.
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