Notetaker: Ground Network

Question 1

What provides command and control of the satellite constellation?

Answer 1

Satellite Operations Center (SOC)

Question 2

What computes the precise locations of the satellites?

Answer 2

Satellite Operations Center (SOC)

Question 3

What generates commands to uplink?

Answer 3

Satellite Operations Center (SOC)

Question 4

What monitors satellite broadcasts and system integrity to ensure constellation health and accuracy?

Answer 4

Satellite Operations Center (SOC)

Question 5

What performs satellite maintenance and anomaly resolution, including repositioning satellites to maintain optimal constellation?

Answer 5

Satellite Operations Center (SOC)

Question 6

What are the 3 tasks of a Remote Tracking Station (RTS)?

Answer 6

1. Uplink (Commanding)
2. Downlink (Telemetry)
3. Ranging

Question 7

Identify

Sends commands, data uploads, and processor program loads to the satellites

Answer 7

Uplink (Commanding)

Question 8

Identify

Collects telemetry from the satellite and sends to the SOC

Answer 8

Downlink (Telemetry)

Question 9

Identify

Providing an objects azimuth, elevation and distance from the RTS to perform C2, anomaly resolution and early orbit support

Answer 9

Ranging

Question 10

Call Sign

Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS)

Answer 10

COOK

Question 11

Call Sign

Diego Garcia Tracking Station (DGS)

Answer 11

REEF

Question 12

Call Sign

Guam Tracking Station (GTS)

Answer 12

GUAM

Question 13

Call Sign

Hawaii Tracking Station (HTS)

Answer 13

HULA

Question 14

Call Sign

New Hamsphire Tracking Station (NHS)

Answer 14

BOSS

Question 15

Call Sign

Thule Tracking Station (TTS)

Answer 15

POGO

Question 16

Call Sign

Telemetry and Command Station (TCS)

Answer 16

LION

Question 17

What are the Sat C2 locations under 21 SOPS?

Answer 17

• COOK
• REEF
• GUAM
• HULA

Question 18

What are the Sat C2 locations under 23 SOPS?

Answer 18

• BOSS
• POGO
• LION

Question 19

Under Delta 6, what segment connects the users and the RTS?

Answer 19

Communications

Question 20

Under Delta 6, what segment:
* Schedules network resources
* Performs orbital analysis
* Dissemates network status

Answer 20

Network Management

Question 21

Under Delta 6, what segment functions as Remote Tracking Stations (RTS)?

Answer 21

Range

Question 22

The Communications segment has what unit(s)?

Answer 22

Defense Information Service Agency (DISA)

Question 23

The Network Management segment has what unit(s)?

Answer 23

22 Space Operations Squadron (SOPS)

Question 24

The Range segment has what unit(s)?

Answer 24

• 21 Space Operations Squadron (SOPS)
• 23 Space Operations Squadron (SOPS)

Question 25

What receives commands, routes them to the appropriate subsystem, and then transmits telemetry and mission data back to the RTS?

Answer 25

Satellite Vehicle (SV)

Question 26

Identify

Comunicating with the SV through the TT&C Subsystem

Answer 26

Out-of-Band (TT&C)

Question 27

Identify

Communicating with the SV through the Payload

Answer 27

In-Band (Payload)

Note: not all satellites are capable of commanding through the payload

Question 28

Identify

Utilizing a satellite as a relay for uplink and/or downlink

Answer 28

Crosslink (Satellite-to-Satellite)

Note: not all satellites have sat-to-sat relay capability

Question 29

Identify

Does the mission; the reason (“why”) we go into space?

Answer 29

Payload

Question 30

Identify

All the parts that support the mission

Answer 30

Bus