All > Technology > Defense

• One that illuminates a target, producing return secondary radiation, which is then detected to track and/or identify the target. An example is radar.

  DoD Missile Defense Agency - Cite This Source - This Definition
  ×

  Cite Definition for Active Sensor

  American Psychological Association (APA)

  Active Sensor. (n.d.). MDA Glossary. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from website: http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-sensor.

  Chicago Manual of Style (CMS)

  Active Sensor. www.mda.mil. MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-sensor (accessed: March 28, 2023).

  Modern Language Association (MLA)

  "Active Sensor." MDA Glossary. DoD Missile Defense Agency. 28 March. 2023 http://www.expertglossary.com/definition/active-sensor.

• Browse Related Terms: Active Sensor, Bulk Filter, CRI, D&T, EDAC, FFD, Ground-Based Radar Terminal (GBRT), IFF, LIDAR, Line of Sight (LOS), Midcourse Space Experiment (MSX), Nadir, passive sensor, Semi-Active Sensor, Space Surveillance (SPASUR), Space-Based Sensor, Spacetrack, SPADATS, SPADTS, Target Acquisition, Tracking and Pointing, VIGILANTE

Also listed in:

• All > Technology > Telecommunications