The Improved Capabilities of the Goldstone Solar System Radar Observatory

The Goldstone Solar System Radar (GSSR) facility is the largest fully steerable ground-based radar in world for nonclassified high-resolution ranging and imaging of planetary small-body targets. Over years, use GSSR to detect characterize near-Earth objects (NEOs) has become critical keep track potential Earth-impacting hazardous NEO. This article relates specific modifications made hardware procedures last few as well new capabilities derived from those upgrades: reduced complexity remote operations, increased experimental design versatility, performance on bistatic experiments other complexes. In addition, we dedicate a section provide an update current power klystrons are installed. work detailed this intended reach broader science community order communicate how can make more successful.