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(U) Millstone-Haystack Auxillary

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Overview (U):

(U) The Millstone Haystack radars support the imaging and cataloging of satellites and space debris. The radars are located at the Haystack Observatory in Tyngsboro MA.

Description (U):

(U) The Millstone Haystack complex consists of two radars that cannot be operated simultaneously sharing common hardware and power sources. The two radars are the Haystack Long Range Imaging Radar (LRIR) and the Haystack Auxiliary Radar (HAX). These radars support missions for USSPACECOM, the National Science Foundation, and for NASA. Their primary function is for deep space imaging of foreign and domestic satellites and orbital debris. They image every new foreign space launch in near earth, and image domestic satellites in trouble.

(U) The Haystack Auxiliary Radar is a K-band which has similar capabilities to the Haystack Long Range Imaging Radar but is not quite as sensitive. HAX, which was built by NASA, receives tasking exclusively from USSPACECOM/J2FS. It provides NASA with 800 hours per year of sample debris data.

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.
(U) NASA: Funding Source.

Images (U):

Name Title

Haystack Millstone Haystack

Millstone Haystack Millstone Haystack Radar

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Name	Title
Haystack	Millstone Haystack
Millstone Haystack	Millstone Haystack Radar

Related Initiatives (U):

Name Title

Millstone-Haystack Millstone Haystack

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Name	Title
Millstone-Haystack	Millstone Haystack

Related Requirements (U): None.

Related Categories (U):

Name Title

Contibuting Sensors Contibuting Sensors

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Name	Title
Contibuting Sensors	Contibuting Sensors

Road Map Placements (U):

Name Title

SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK SPACE CONTROL: SPACE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK

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Name	Title
SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK	SPACE CONTROL: SPACE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK

Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):

(U) None.

Lead Office (U):

DoD.

Point of Contact (U):

(U) National Security Space Road Map Team, NSSA, Open Phone: (703) 808-6040, DSN 898-6040.

Date Of Information (U):

(U) 21 November 1997

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(U) For comments/suggestions contact: Office of the National Security Space Architect (NSSA), 571-432-1300.

(U) Road Map Production Date: 23 June 2001