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DONE--SPS Flashcards

Mission Planning, Space Hazards

1
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ME3C[PC]^2 - Objective

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Mission

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ME3C[PC]^2 - Where

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Environment

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3
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ME3C[PC]^2 - Who

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Enemy

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4
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ME3C[PC]^2 - What

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Effects

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5
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ME3C[PC]^2 - How

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Capabilities

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6
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ME3C[PC]^2 - Timeline

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Phasing

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7
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ME3C[PC]^2 - Agreements

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Contracts

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8
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ME3C[PC]^2 - Backup

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Contingencies

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9
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Commander’s Acceptable Level of Risk (ALR) applies to?

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Mission and Force

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10
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Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace/Environment (IPOB/IPOE) establishes?

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Threats and Targets

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11
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5 COA Brief Steps

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  1. MPC summarizes results
  2. MPC develops COAs
  3. MPC creates COA Brief
  4. MPC presents COAs to CC
  5. CC chooses a COA or sends MPC back to step 2
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12
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International standard demarcation of space name and altitude?

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Karman Line / 100 km above surface

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13
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US Government standards demarcation of space and altitude?

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USSPACECOM domain / 100 km above mean sea level

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14
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Composition of the sun?

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Hydrogen (mostly), Helium, and misc. gases

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15
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What solar structure generates the solar magnetic fields and stores magnetic flux?

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Tachocline

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16
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Characterized by fewer sunspots, dimmer extreme ultraviolet and xray, and fewer solar events?

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Solar minimum

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A stream of charged particles released from the sun, causes auroras when trapped in the ionosphere and plasma tails on comets?

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Solar wind

18
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A sudden burst of high energy particles and radiation?

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Solar flare

19
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High energy particles emanating from the sun?

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Solar energetic particles

20
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Cloud of energetic, magnetized solar plasma? (EM)

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Coronal Mass Ejections

21
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Solar flares cause?

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Radio blackouts

22
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Solar Energized Particles cause?

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Solar Radiation Storms

23
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Coronal Mass Ejections cause?

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Geomagnetic Storms

24
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What are the bands of trapped solar charged particles encircling the Earth?

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Van Allen Belts

25
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Which Van Allen Belt is more stable and 10x more energetic?

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Inner Van Allen Belt

26
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What atmospheric layer consists of plasma (ionized gases)?

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Ionosphere

27
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What does the ionosphere cause?

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Scintillation

28
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What are variations in amplitude, phase, and polarization of signals called?

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Scintillation

29
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What does scintillation from the ionosphere cause?

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Signal fading and data dropouts

30
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What are the 3 environmental hazards in space?

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  1. Space vacuum
  2. Spacecraft charging
  3. Atmospheric drag
31
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What 3 problems does the space vacuum cause and what is the mitigation for each?

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  1. Outgassing: bake in a vacuum
  2. Cold-welding: minimize moving parts
  3. Heat transfer: enable radiation
32
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What 3 problems does spacecraft charging cause and what is the mitigation for all?

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  1. Sputtering
  2. Single Event Upset (bitflip)
  3. Total Ionizing Dose
    Mitigation: Hardening/Shielding
33
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What occurs when a charged particle makes a deep penetration of the spacecraft and affects internal electronics?

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Single Event Upset (bitflip)

34
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What occurs when the spacecraft collides with atmospheric molecules causing a transfer of kinetic energy?

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Atmospheric Drag

35
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What is the mitigation for atmospheric drag?

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Orbital maneuvers

36
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What controls and manages the satellite?

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Satellite Operations Center

37
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What tracks location and status of the satellite?

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Remote Tracking Station

38
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What are the 4 Remote Tracking Stations under 21 SOPS?

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  1. COOK - Vandenburg Tracking Station - VTS
  2. REEF - Diego Garcia Tracking Station - DGS
  3. GUAM - Guam Tracking Station - GTS
  4. HULA - Hawaii Tracking Station - HTS
39
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What are the 3 Remote Tracking Stations under 23 SOPS?

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  1. BOSS - New Hampshire Tracking Station - NHS
  2. POGO - Thule Tracking Station - TTS
  3. LION - Telemetry & Command Station - TCS
40
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What are the 3 units under Space Delta 6 and their functions?

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  1. 21/23 SOPS - range function
  2. 22 SOPS - scheduling
  3. DISA - communications

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