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Dual AN/FSC-78 antennas

USA / Maryland / Fort Meade /
 military, antenna

The AN/ FSC-78( V) is a fixed SHF SATCOM heavy SGT operating in the X-band frequency range. The AN/GSC-39 differs from the AN/FSC-78 18.29 m (60 ft) dish only in using an 11.6 m (38 ft) diameter, DE-222/G, parabolic dish. The terminal is composed of six subsystems, including antenna tracking, transmitter, receiver, frequency reference, control, and monitoring. The antenna is a 60-foot diameter, high-efficiency, parabolic reflector providing an antenna gain-to-noise temperature ratio (G/ T) of 39 dB/K. The reflector is mounted on an elevation-over-azimuth-configured pedestal.

www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/an-fsc-78.htm
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Coordinates:   39°6'17"N   76°45'26"W
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