OVERVIEW: The AN/TPS-59(V)2 is an active Electronic Elevation Scanning Array, 3-D, transportable, air search radar operating in the "D" Band.
DETAILS: The AN/TPS-59(V)2 is used to control air operations and provide long-range surveillance of an assigned airspace.
Specifications:
Frequency: 1.215-1.4 GHz (D Band (NATO), L Band (IEEE))
Power output: unknown
PRF: unknown
Range Resolution: 1.7 degrees (ABT) azimuth (est, based on V3 configuration)
On/Off time: unknown
Deploy/Stow Time 240 minutes/ unknown(est, based on V3 configuration)
Detection Range
Max Range (airbreather (ABT)): 555 km (est, based on V3 configuration)
NOTES: IOC for AN/TPS-59 in 1985, IOC for V3 upgrade in 1998. The AN/TPS-59(V)2 is transportable on three single-axle trailers, or by helo or C-130. The AN/TPS-59(V)2 was upgraded by Egypt to V(3) standards in 1999-2003.
SOURCES: "AN/TPS-59(V)3 Radar Set." GlobalSecurity.org - Reliable Security Information. Accessed March 22, 2015. http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/an-tps-59.htm; Lockheed Martin; The AN/TPS-59(V)3 Tactical Missile Defense Radar System, pg. 2-3, www.radartutorial.eu/19.kartei/pubs/tps-59.pdf