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RADAR SECONDAIRE SURVEILLANCE [1 record]

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Record 1 2015-04-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Radar, Radio Guidance and Goniometry
  • Air Traffic Control
DEF

A surveillance radar which interrogates the aircraft fixed transponder and displays a coded reply upon the primary display.

OBS

secondary surveillance radar: term and definition standardized by the British Standards Institution (BSI).

OBS

secondary surveillance radar; SSR: term and abbreviation officially approved by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).

OBS

secondary surveillance radar; SSR; secondary radar: terms and abbreviation standardized by the Glossary for Pilots and Air Traffic Services Personnel Committee.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Radar, radioguidage et radiogoniométrie
  • Circulation et trafic aériens
DEF

[...] système coopératif, généralement associé à un radar primaire et permettant, grâce à une réponse codée des aéronefs, d'identifier les échos sans avoir recours aux autres méthodes d'identification [...]

OBS

radar secondaire de surveillance; SSR : terme et abréviation uniformisés par le Comité d'uniformisation de la terminologie aéronautique (CUTA) - Opérations aériennes et par l'Organisation de l'aviation civile internationale (OACI).

OBS

radar secondaire de surveillance; SSR; radar secondaire : termes et abréviation normalisés par le Comité sur le Glossaire à l'intention des pilotes et du personnel des services de la circulation aérienne.

Key term(s)
  • radar de surveillance secondaire

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Guía radárica, radioguía y radiogoniometría
  • Control de tránsito aéreo
DEF

Sistema radar de vigilancia que usa transmisores/receptores (interrogadores) y transpondedores.

OBS

radar secundario de vigilancia; SSR: término, definición y abreviatura aceptados oficialmente por la Organización de Aviación Civil Internacional (OACI).

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