(U) TRADEX (Target Resolution and Discrimination Experiment)

(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 TRADEX (Target Resolution and Discrimination Experiment) radar is a high power radar located on the island of Kwajalein 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) The TRADEX (Target Resolution and Discrimination Experiment) radar is a high-power, high-sensitivity instrumentation radar that was originally designed to track and gather signature data on a single target.  TRADEX is now 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 ARPA Lincoln Band Observable Radar (ALCOR).

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) ALCOR, ALTAIR

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)
10 November 1997

(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).)