3.0
Site Location
3.1
The primary purpose of this site will be to provide terminal instru-
mentation coverage of re-entry vehicles (R/Vs) which would be launched
from VAFB.
These vehicles will approach the lagoon impact area from a
north easterly direction and will pass approximately 3 miles north of
Parry Island.
Therefore, it is desirable that the instrumentation
site have an unobstructed view as possible from 0° to 90° azimuth,
The proposed site on Parry Island is located approximately 500 ft.
south-east of the center of an existing 1250 ft. runway as shown in
Figures 2 and 3.
From this site, there is an unobstructed view from
approximately 16° to 200° inazimuth. The maximum obstruction in the
remaining area does not exceed Ao elevation and is probably less than
2° elevation over 90° of this area.
The various instrumentation
antennas which will be located on a line which has a bearing of
135°.
The instrumentation complex will be designed so that terminal area
coverage will be provided to the maximum capabilities of the system
with minimum interference between systems.