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- adjective physics Describing
reflection of aray from an object both directly back to the origin of the ray, and also at anangle
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TerraSAR-X TanDEM-X and TerraSAR-X in their new interferometric mode in which one spacecraft acts as a transmitter/receiver and the other as a second receiver - a so-called bistatic radar arrangement.
BBC News - Home 2010
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Learn more at www. southwestmicrowave.com In 1971, Southwest Microwave introduced the worlds first commercial bistatic microwave sensor.
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Southwest Microwave introduced the worlds first commercial bistatic microwave sensor.
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As I understand it, SSR involves a query signal to a tracking or status polling device on the target, which elicits a data signal of varying strength in response; while bistatic radar is an application using multiple query signals from different locations to produce precise positional information by triangulation.
unknown title 2009
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The sequence leads for S49 reported that the Titan 51 and Titan 52 Radio Science bistatic observations would be tested in the Integrated Test Laboratory prior to being executed.
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The sequence leads for S49 reported that the Titan 51 and Titan 52 Radio Science bistatic observations would be tested in the Integrated Test Laboratory prior to being executed.
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A bistatic detection system could thus benefit from a large number of potential illuminators which are free of cost to the GBL.
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A bistatic detection system could thus benefit from a large number of potential illuminators which are free of cost to the GBL.
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The results of these extensive tests show that given modern hardware, there is probably little disadvantage to using a "monostatic" antenna system and gives insight into how to best use a "bistatic" antenna system (these terms are also explained).
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In addition, other naval vessels with towed passive arrays can transmit their signals to the SURTASS processing system, for analysis as a bistatic or multistatic system.
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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