Terrorism/Middle East
Series of Chinese high-resolution Earth observation satellites.
Gaofen
China outlines its cyber plan in the Five-Year Plan, the Belt and Road Initiative, and the '________'.
Made in China 2025
the requisite foundational, current, and predictive knowledge and characterization of space objects and the operational environment (OE) upon which space operations depend—including physical, virtual, information, and human dimensions—as well as all factors, activities, and events of all entities conducting, or preparing to conduct, space operations.
Space domain awareness (SDA)
Roughly circular ~23,000 miles above Earth’s surface
Geosynchrous Earth Orbit (GEO)
More than _____ million refugees have fled Syria since 2011
5
The PLA ____ _____ ______ (SSF) is a theater command-level organization established to centralize the PLA's strategic space, cyber, electronic, and psychological warfare missions and capabilities.
Strategic Support Force
In addition to creating foreign economic dependency to benefit China, the ____ _____ _____ will provide China with long-term access to global Information Technology (IT) networks as the infrastructure for future cyber operations.
Digital Silk Road
Includes offensive space control and defensive space control operations to ensure freedom of action in space and, when directed, defeat efforts to interfere with or attack US or allied space systems.
Space Control
Continuous coverage requires multiple satellites in this orbit
Highly Elliptical Orbit (HEO)
Al-Qa'ida remain a serious and persistent threat to U.S. interests worldwide. They have exploited conflicts in what two countries?
Syria and Yemen
Once completed, will be roughly one-fifth the mass of the International Space Station. Expected to be completed between 2022 & 2024.
Tiangong Space Station
China’s cyber elements are divided into two forces: The People’s Liberation Army Strategic Support Forces (PLASSF) and the ____ ____ ____ _____ (_____).
Ministry of State Security (MSS)
Supports the warning mission executed by North American Aerospace Defense Command to notify national leaders of a missile attack against North America, as well as attacks against multinational partners (via shared early warning) in other geographic regions.
Missile Warning
Low Earth Orbit is roughly circular and up to ______ miles above Earth's surface.
1000
_____ continues to inspire more attacks in major cities throughout the West than any other terrorist organization
ISIS
global GNSS owned and operated by the Russian Federation. Consists of 24+ satellites in MEO
GLONASS (Global Navigation Satellite System)
FSB, SVR, GRU
the ability to deliver payloads (satellites or other materials) into space.
Spacelift
Which orbit has the highest radiation level environment?
Medium Earth Orbit (MEO)
ISIS's capabilities have been degraded in numerous countries, including Libya, Afghanistan, and _________
The Philippines
variant of the A-235 anti-missile system. Focused on anti-satellite mission.
Nudol
the lead element behind the SolarWinds attack
Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR)
the maneuver, configuration, operations and sustainment of on-orbit assets.
Satellite Operations (SATOPS)
Name the 4 types of orbit
HEO, LEO, MEO, GEO