IRIG STANDARD 253-93, MISSILE ANTENNA PATTERN COORDINATE SYSTEM AND DATA FORMATS (AUG-1993)

IRIG STANDARD 253-93, MISSILE ANTENNA PATTERN COORDINATE SYSTEM AND DATA FORMATS (AUG-1993)., This standard defines requirements and sets up responsibilities and procedures for submitting airborne vehicle antenna performance characteristics to the Range Commanders Council (RCC) test ranges. Successful support of test programs requires compatibility between airborne systems and range instrumentation systems. Antenna performance characteristics are to be sent to the lead range for analysis to evaluate the proposed mission for safety and supportability. The antenna patters, along with the trajectory, are used to establish the margin for each radio-frequency (RF) link. Additionally, the media encoded with digital information must be provided. The test ranges will not support a program without this data in the required format. Furthermore, this data is also required to satisfy range safety requirements.