Important Announcement

We would like to thank our loyal fellow members of the Nike Historical Society for your continued support over the years. We will be closing the Society, including the store, as of March 31, 2024. We have acquired a large repository of Nike technical information. The web site will continue to be available. It has been our pleasure to keep the legacy of the Nike missile's contribution of the successful conclusion to the Cold War.

the Board of Directors
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RADAR SPECIFICATIONS

Acquisition radar systems

HIPAR

 
Maximum operating range 350,000 yards
Peak RF power output 6 megawatts

EFS/ATBM HIPAR

 
Maximum operating range 350,000 yards
Peak RF power output 7.5 megawatts

AAR

 
Maximum operating range 350,000 yards
Peak RF power output 500 kilowatts

LOPAR

 
Maximum operating range 250,000 yards
Peak RF power output 1 megawatt
Target Tracking Radar Systems
Maximum operating range 200,000 yards
Minimum operating range Under 1000 yards

Tracking rates:

 
Azimuth 700 mils per second
Elevation 700 mils per second (automatic); 65 mils per second (slew)
Range 2000 yards per second (automatic); 18,000 yards per second (slew)

Peak RF output

 
Short pulse 201 kilowatts
Long pulse 142 kilowatts
Target Ranging Radar
Maximum operating range 200,000 yards
Minimum operating range Under 1000 yards

Tracking rates:

 
Azimuth 700 mils per second
Elevation 700 mils per second (automatic); 65 mils per second (slew)
Range 2000 yards per second (automatic). 18,000 yards per second (slew)
Peak RF output 125 kilowatts (min.)
Missile Tracking Radar

Maximum operating range

 
Nike Ajax 55,000 yards
Nike Hercules 200,000 yards
Minimum operating range under 1000 yards

Tracking rates:

 
Azimuth 750 mils per second
Elevation 750 mils per second
Range 1600 yards per second (automatic). 18,000 yards per second (slew)
Peak RF power output 140 kilowatts