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Nostradamus

Early Warning Radar
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Basic Information
Name
Nostradamus
Designation
Alternate Designation
Equipment Type
Early Warning Radar
Manufacturer
Onera
Date of Introduction
Description

Nostradamus (NOuveau Système TRAnshorizon Décamétrique Appliquant les Méthodes Utilisées en Studio) is a French military Over-The-Horizon Backscatter (OTH-B) radar system developed from the STUDIO (Système de Traitement Universel de Diagnostic IOnosphériques) research project. Operating in the HF band (3-30 MHz), it has an instrumented range of 800 to 3,000 km. Its monostatic antenna array comprises 288 bi-conical radiators arranged in three Y-shaped groups, each 384 meters long and 80 meters wide; only radiators within a 120-meter radius are used for transmission. Nostradamus can electronically steer its sounding signal in any direction and became operational in the early 2000s.

Ground Specifications
Range 800.0 km
Technical Characteristics
frequency 3 … 30 MHz (HF band)
instrumented range 800 … 3 000 km
Details
Country of Origin France
Category Air Defense Radars
Land > Radars > Air Defense Radars
Classification
Domain
Ground
Equipment Status
Active
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