PAVE PAWS operates in conjunction with BMEWS (Ballistic Missile Early Warning System) and MDS (Missile Detection System, a satellite based system). The PAVE PAWS primary mission is detection of submarine launched missiles, thus their orientation out to sea. They also supplement other detection systems in a concept known as 'dual phenomenology', i.e. detecting an oject using more than one source/system. This assures the observation is valid and accurate.
Tom Webb, WA9AFM/5 ex-NORAD/USAF Space Command
----- Original Message ----- From: "Steve Meuse" [email protected] To: "Floyd Rodgers" [email protected] Cc: "AMSAT BB" [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2007 4:54 PM Subject: [amsat-bb] Re: Government control has exceededconstitutionallimitations.
Floyd Rodgers expunged ([email protected]):
Does anyone have any idea as to why only these two sites are still operating? Is that the only directions we have expectations of inbounds or is there some other reason? I would have thought by now we would have several other ways to detect objects.
Wikipedia shows 3 operational sites:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PAVE_PAWS
-Steve N1JFU
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