(U) ALCOR (ARPA Lincoln C-band Observable Radar)

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)

Overview: (U)
(U) The ARPA Lincoln C-band Observable Radar (ALCOR)  is an Army operated radar located on the Kwajalein Atoll in the western Pacific.  It has two missions, Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) testing in support of  the Western Space and Missile Center (WSMC) and space surveillance.

Description: (U)
(U)  ALCOR, a near Earth tracking radar,  is one of three radars composing the Space Surveillance Network.  The other two radars are the ARPA Long-range Tracking and Identification Radar (ALTAIR) and the TRADEX (Target Resolution and Discrimination Experiment).   ALCOR is unique because it is the only radar besides Haystack that can provide wideband Space Object Identification.

User Impact: (U)
(U) Loss of this capability would have a significant impact on the Space Surveillance Network (SNN).

Programmatics: (U)
(U) Operational.

(U) Organizations and Funding:
	(U) USSPACECOM: Funding Source.

Related Initiatives: (U)
(U) ALTAIR, TRADEX

Related Requirements: (U)
(U) None.

Related Categories: (U)
(U) Contibuting Sensors, Radar

Road Map Placements: (U)
(U) SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK.

Lead Office: (U)
(U) Army.

Date of Information: (U)
17 September 1998

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)