Can radar read newspapers?

 

Artists impression of "Lacrosse" "Onyx" or "Vega" satellite"

Image: https://alchetron.com/Lacrosse-(satellite)

Can radar read newspapers?

The radar satellites have many roles in military operations. And one of them is to create the 3D-mapping profiles of the ground areas, which are used for creating flight routes to the cruise missiles. But those satellites can use also for searching the structures, which are covered by using camouflage.

Many times the problem with the radar recon satellites is mentioned, that they cannot see colors. But the main question is that can the radar read the newspapers? The fact is that the radar can use radio spectroscopy.

In that case, the atoms of the layer would stress by using radio waves, and then that system sees the atomic structure of the layer. And the differences in the molecular structure in the point of the ink and pure paper can detect by using the radar. But the radar must have very good resolution and that thing denies the use of that kind of thing from long distances. But Maser technology can change this thing.

The new nanotechnological radio antennas are making it possible to form tight radio pins, which can search the targets by using extremely accurate observation capacity. And that allows creating shorter wavelength radars than ever before. The new multiband radars are operating in multiple frequencies at the same time are the ultimate tools for mapping and recon satellites. Those radars can see things, that are hidden under the paintings or dug underground.

The VLF (Very Low Frequency)-radars can see the bottom of the oceans. And they can uncover the diving nuclear submarines as well as the underground bunkers. But the maser-radars have one limit, they cannot break the stealth layer. There are many types of stealth structures, and the thing is that even one stealth structure can hack the other structures to keep the plane invisible.

But the detection of the aircraft can make by using the non-straight observation method. One version is to use the orbital- or high altitude radars that are taking the image of the ground. When stealth is flying between the radar and the ground, that aircraft is looking like a shadow. The other way is to use the optical recon satellite what is using multi-band CCD cameras, which can observe the multiple electromagnetic frequencies, which denies the effect of the active screen-based stealth technology at least partially.

Radar satellites as weapons.

One model of turning the radar satellite into a weapon just turns the radio transmitter to use microwave frequencies. The microwaves are similar to radio waves. But they are causing extreme heat to the target, which is made by using thick material like metals.

If the microwave is targeting to metal structure it causes the melting of the metal layers or profiles. And that thing makes them soft. So the microwave satellites can destroy an entire jet-fighter squadron if the microwave that it uses is powerful enough.

When we are thinking about radars as weapons, we must remember that the area can cover by using radio signals. Then the other radar can aim to that area the opposite polar radio signals. Those signals are causing the electric arc on the point where the radio waves are crossing.

Lacrosse: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacrosse_(satellite)

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