OVERVIEW: The AN/TPS-59 is a  transportable, long-range, 3-D, Active Electronic Elevation Scanning Array (AESA),  air search and GCI radar.  It  operates  in the "D" Band. 

DETAILS: The AN/TPS-59 is a lightweight tactical GCI and surveillance  radar.  It is designed to operate with Patriot or Hawk missile batteries, and naval AEGIS systems. It can track up to 500 ABT. ECCM features include frequency agile capability, and psuedo-random Pulse Repetition Frequency (PRF) and pseudo-random beam positioning.

The radar has a solid-state transmitter and a rotating planar array antenna. The antenna uses 54 identical row/feed networks, 27 power supplies, and a digital signal processor to control the beam pattern and process the returned signals. The displays and processors are housed in two standard military shelters.

Specifications:

Frequency: 		 1.215-1.4 GHz (D Band (NATO), L Band (IEEE))
Power output: 		 46 kW (peak); 11 kW (average)  
PRF:			   180 and 625 Hz 
Max Altitude Coverage:	100,000 feet
Max Target Speed:		Mach 4
Resolution:	  	100 feet @ 80nm (range)(ABT); 0.17° (ABT), 1.85° (TBM) 			azimuth; 1000 feet @100nm(ABT) (altitude)  
	
Detection Range

Max Range (ABT):		4-200 nm
Max range, ATC mode:	300 nm

On/Off time:		 unknown
Deploy/Stow Time:		 60 minutes/ 30 min

NOTES: IOC: 1982.  Transportable by truck, helicopters. All U.S. TPS-59 radars were decommissioned in September 2020. The AN/TPS-59 was used by the US Marines from 1986-1996.  The AN/FPS-117 is a fixed-site version.  A variant of the AN/TPS-59  was sold to NATO as the GE-592. 

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