NAVY SPACE Flashcards
What are the mission areas of Navy Space?
- Enhancement
- Support
- Control
- Application
What is Space Force Enhancement?
Focuses on making Navy Space better;
- ISR
- Missile Warning
- Space Based NAV/Timing (GPS)
- Environmental Monitoring
- SATCOM
What is Space Support?
Maintenance
What is Space Control?
Giving access to friendlies;
Denying access to enemies
What is Space Force Application?
Combat operations in space
What has the largest effect on Space Environment?
The Sun;
Electromagnetic Radiation (Sunlight)
Electronically Charged Particles (Solar Wind)
What is the Solar Cycle?
Predicting sun spots;
4 years MAX
7 years MIN
11 years Total
What are the Van Allen Radiation Belts?
Belts of Radiation around the Earth
What is Atmospheric Drag?
Drag caused by the atmosphere
What is LEO?
Low Earth Orbit
What is MEO?
Medium Earth Orbit
What is HEO?
Highly Elliptical Orbit
What is GEO?
Geosynchronous Orbit
What is PO?
Polar Orbit
What is Apogee?
Point in orbit furthest from Earth
What is Perigee?
Point in orbit closest to Earth
What are the 2 main space launch facilities in the US?
- Vandenberg AFB, CA
- Cape Canaveral, FL
What is DSCS?
Defense Satellite Communications System
What is GPS?
Global Positioning System;
24 hour Navigation System
What is ISR?
Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance
What are the Limitations of Space Based ISR?
- Predictable over flight schedule
- Atmospheric disturbances
- Weather; fog, smoke, rain, clouds
What is ASTROMETRY?
Branch of astronomy that deals with celestial bodies
What is UTC?
Universal Time Code;
updated by US Naval Observatory
