Notetaker: Ground Network Flashcards
+ Bus vs Payload
What provides command and control of the satellite constellation?
Satellite Operations Center (SOC)
What computes the precise locations of the satellites?
Satellite Operations Center (SOC)
What generates commands to uplink?
Satellite Operations Center (SOC)
What monitors satellite broadcasts and system integrity to ensure constellation health and accuracy?
Satellite Operations Center (SOC)
What performs satellite maintenance and anomaly resolution, including repositioning satellites to maintain optimal constellation?
Satellite Operations Center (SOC)
What are the 3 tasks of a Remote Tracking Station (RTS)?
- Uplink (Commanding)
- Downlink (Telemetry)
- Ranging
Identify
Sends commands, data uploads, and processor program loads to the satellites
Uplink (Commanding)
Identify
Collects telemetry from the satellite and sends to the SOC
Downlink (Telemetry)
Identify
Providing an objects azimuth, elevation and distance from the RTS to perform C2, anomaly resolution and early orbit support
Ranging
Call Sign
Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS)
COOK
Call Sign
Diego Garcia Tracking Station (DGS)
REEF
Call Sign
Guam Tracking Station (GTS)
GUAM
Call Sign
Hawaii Tracking Station (HTS)
HULA
Call Sign
New Hamsphire Tracking Station (NHS)
BOSS
Call Sign
Thule Tracking Station (TTS)
POGO
Call Sign
Telemetry and Command Station (TCS)
LION
What are the Sat C2 locations under 21 SOPS?
- COOK
- REEF
- GUAM
- HULA
What are the Sat C2 locations under 23 SOPS?
- BOSS
- POGO
- LION
Under Delta 6, what segment connects the users and the RTS?
Communications
Under Delta 6, what segment:
* Schedules network resources
* Performs orbital analysis
* Dissemates network status
Network Management
Under Delta 6, what segment functions as Remote Tracking Stations (RTS)?
Range
The Communications segment has what unit(s)?
Defense Information Service Agency (DISA)
The Network Management segment has what unit(s)?
22 Space Operations Squadron (SOPS)
The Range segment has what unit(s)?
- 21 Space Operations Squadron (SOPS)
- 23 Space Operations Squadron (SOPS)
What receives commands, routes them to the appropriate subsystem, and then transmits telemetry and mission data back to the RTS?
Satellite Vehicle (SV)
Identify
Comunicating with the SV through the TT&C Subsystem
Out-of-Band (TT&C)
Identify
Communicating with the SV through the Payload
In-Band (Payload)
Note: not all satellites are capable of commanding through the payload
Identify
Utilizing a satellite as a relay for uplink and/or downlink
Crosslink (Satellite-to-Satellite)
Note: not all satellites have sat-to-sat relay capability
Identify
Does the mission; the reason (“why”) we go into space?
Payload
Identify
All the parts that support the mission
Bus
