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secondary surveillance radar

type of radar system used in air traffic control
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secondary surveillance radar

Summary

secondary surveillance radar is a radar type[1]. It draws 591 Wikipedia views per month (radar_type category, ranking #1 of 8).[2]

Key Facts

  • secondary surveillance radar's instance of is recorded as radar type[3].
  • secondary surveillance radar is a type of radar[4].
  • secondary surveillance radar is part of air traffic control radar beacon system[5].
  • secondary surveillance radar's Commons category is recorded as Secondary surveillance radars[6].
  • secondary surveillance radar's used by is recorded as air traffic control[7].
  • secondary surveillance radar's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'SSR'}[8].

Body

Definition and Type

secondary surveillance radar's instance of is recorded as radar type[3]. It is a type of radar[4].

Use and Application

secondary surveillance radar is part of air traffic control radar beacon system[5]. Its used by is recorded as air traffic control[7].

Why It Matters

secondary surveillance radar draws 591 Wikipedia views per month (radar_type category, ranking #1 of 8).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 16 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] It is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 14d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-27 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Part of → —
    Part of → air traffic control radar beacon system
    Instance of → radar type
    Subclass of → —
    + 5 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007529964905171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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