Space Operations Flashcards
What is the DoD Space Policy focused on?
-deterring adversaries
-defending against threats
-pursuing resilient space architecture
What are the characteristics of the space domain?
-congested
(natural and artificial objects)
-contested
(nations compete for superiority)
-competitive
(lower tech costs allow it)
What are some examples of natural threats to satellites?
-solar activity
-radiation
-natural orbital debris
What are some examples of unintentional man-made threats to satellites?
-satellite debris
-electromagnetic interference
What are some examples of intentional man-made threats to satellites?
-jamming
-cyberspace attacks
-antisatellite weapons
What are the Space Power Disciplines?
-Orbital Warfare
-Space Electronic Warfare
-Space Battle Management
-Space Access & Sustainment
-Engineering/Acquisition
-Military Intelligence
-Cyber Operations
What is orbital warfare?
-provides continuous capability to the Joint Force while denying the adversary the same
What is space electronic warfare?
-utilizes knowledge of spectrum awareness, maneuver within the spectrum, and non-kinetic fires within the spectrum to deny adversary use of vital links and protect allied capability
What is space battle management?
-identifying hostile actions/entities, conducting combat identification, targeting, and directs action in response to evolving threat environment
What is space access and sustainment?
-processes, support, and logistics required to maintain and prolong operations in the space domain
What is engineering/acquisition?
-ensures military space power has the best capabilities in the world to defend the space domain
What is military intelligence as it applies to space operations?
-leveraging the broader intelligence community to ensure military space power has the capabilities to defend the space domain
What are cyber operations as it applies to space operations?
-employing cyber security and cyber defense of critical space networks and systems
What are the Space Capabilities?
-Position, Navigation, & Timing
-Satellite Communication
-Missile Warning
-ISR
-Environmental Monitoring
-Offensive Space Control
-Defensive Space Control
-Space Situational Awareness
What is Position Navigation and Timing (PNT)?
-an extremely accurate (1m or better), all weather, 24-hr, 3-dimensional position, and velocity tracking system
-represented with GPS
-also has a nuclear detonation detection system used for nuclear treaty monitoring
What is satellite communication (SATCOM)?
-a robust network of secure and survivable military communication networks on multiple bands, supporting almost all military operations
What is missile warning as it pertains to space capabilities?
-ground and space-based assets designed to detect and characterize launches of rockets and missiles
What is ISR as it pertains to space capabilities?
-a mission set designed to identify enemy centers of gravity, as well as troop movements, and infrastructure development
What is environmental monitoring as it applies to space capabilities?
-commonly associated with weather satellites, this mission area focuses on collecting high resolution visual and infrared cloud imagery and other air, land, sea, and space data
What is offensive space control as it applies to space capabilities?
-operations designed to prevent an adversary’s hostile use of space capabilities or to negate an adversary’s space capabilities
What is defensive space control as it applies to space capabilities?
-passive and active measures to protect friendly space-related capabilities from enemy attack or interference
What is Space Situational Awareness as it pertains to space capabilities?
-knowledge of all aspects of space including space objects, asset status, activities, threats, and environment
Give examples of what space systems should be protected against.
-unauthorized access to critical space vehicle functions
-physical measures designed to reduce the capabilities of a space vehicle’s C2 and telemetry receiver systems
-jamming and spoofing
-cyber security vulnerabilities of ground system, operations technology, and information processing systems
-poor cyber hygiene and poor physical security measure
-supply chain risks that affect cybersecurity of space systems through tracking manufactured products
What are the objectives of the National Security Space Strategy?
-strengthen safety, stability, and security in space
-maintain and enhance the strategic national security advantages afforded to the US by space
-energize the space industrial base supporting US national security
