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NAVY SPACE Flashcards

1
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What are the mission areas of Navy Space?

A
  • Enhancement
  • Support
  • Control
  • Application
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What is Space Force Enhancement?

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Focuses on making Navy Space better;

  • ISR
  • Missile Warning
  • Space Based NAV/Timing (GPS)
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • SATCOM
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What is Space Support?

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Maintenance

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What is Space Control?

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Giving access to friendlies;

Denying access to enemies

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What is Space Force Application?

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Combat operations in space

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What has the largest effect on Space Environment?

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The Sun;
Electromagnetic Radiation (Sunlight)
Electronically Charged Particles (Solar Wind)

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What is the Solar Cycle?

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Predicting sun spots;
4 years MAX
7 years MIN
11 years Total

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What are the Van Allen Radiation Belts?

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Belts of Radiation around the Earth

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What is Atmospheric Drag?

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Drag caused by the atmosphere

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What is LEO?

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Low Earth Orbit

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What is MEO?

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Medium Earth Orbit

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What is HEO?

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Highly Elliptical Orbit

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What is GEO?

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Geosynchronous Orbit

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What is PO?

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Polar Orbit

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15
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What is Apogee?

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Point in orbit furthest from Earth

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What is Perigee?

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Point in orbit closest to Earth

17
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What are the 2 main space launch facilities in the US?

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  • Vandenberg AFB, CA

- Cape Canaveral, FL

18
Q

What is DSCS?

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Defense Satellite Communications System

19
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What is GPS?

A

Global Positioning System;

24 hour Navigation System

20
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What is ISR?

A

Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance

21
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What are the Limitations of Space Based ISR?

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  • Predictable over flight schedule
  • Atmospheric disturbances
  • Weather; fog, smoke, rain, clouds
22
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What is ASTROMETRY?

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Branch of astronomy that deals with celestial bodies

23
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What is UTC?

A

Universal Time Code;

updated by US Naval Observatory

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