RADAR Design and Operation
TEARR and SOI
Space Surveillance Operations
Warning Operations
Space Control Operations
100
Continuous Radio Wave and Pulse Radio War
What are the two types of radio waves used in RADAR?
100
Required to be able to point to an object in space
What are Time, Azimuth and Elevation?
100
Role of Force Enhancement Branch (CODF); Works to coordinate both PM and CM, Works to ensure maximum coverage and prevent minimal gaps in coverage.
What is Sensor Management?
100
For space space-based systems, any type of space or missile launch. For Ground-based Systems, an unknown object with ballistic characteristics passing through their surveillance area
What is an event or L&PI?
100
Any Action taken to provide the US and friendly forces freedom of action in space and deny the adversary that advantage.
What is Space Control?
200
Mobile RADAR that is deployed in the forward position and the terminal position; used to support the THAAD.
What is the AN/TPY-2?
200
Used to determine location of satellite as well as to predict when an object will re-enter the atmosphere.
What is Ranging?
200
1) 50% of satellites operate in this orbit. 2) 10% of satellites operate in this orbit. 3) 40% of satellites operate in this orbit.
What are LEO, MEO, and GEO?
200
1) Perfect Warning: unambiguous, timely, accurate, and continuous provided by the ITW/AA; provided to National Leaders. 2) Assured Warning: need for most expedient reporting to CCDRs, increased likelihood of false event reports.
What is Strategic Warning and Theater Warning?
200
Three primary elements of Space Control.
What are SSA, DSC, OSC?
300
Made up of networked sensors, ground and sea based radars, ground and sea based interceptor missiles and C2BMC
What is the Ballistic Missile Defense System?
300
1)Range of Angular measurements above local horizon that a radar can see in. 2)Clear unobstructed view between satellite and radar station.
What are Elevation and LOS?
300
This is made up of over 39000 objects; Provides information on Year of launch, SCC Number, Common Name, Country, Launch Site and date as well as basic orbital parameters. Maintained by JSpOC SSD
What is the SATCAT?
300
Two different sensors seeing the same event and report it to MWC thus increasing the credibility of the actual event.
What is Dual Phenomenology?
300
1) Product resulting from collection, processing, integration, evaluation, analysis and interpretation of available information. 2) Persistent or near persistent observation. 3) Provides detailed characterization of specific objects or locations needed to analyze and assess the operational environment.
What is Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance?
400
Radar system capable of tacking 200 near earth objects; one deep space satellite, SOI data on 5 satellites. Only dedicated sensor.
What is AN/ FPS- 85 Active Space?
400
Purpose of this is to discriminate between pieces, identify payload missions and detect any changes in satellite configuration.
What is SOI?
400
SOI, Spectrum Characterization, Launch/Reentry Support, Joint Force Support, Support to Contingency Operations
What are the functions of JMS?
400
This radar operates in the X-band. Provides advanced radar capability to obtain missile tracking information while an incoming threat missile is in flight, discriminates between hostile missile warhead and any decoy.
What is Sea Based X-Band(SBX)?
400
Three parts of electronic warfare and how they relate to space control.
What is Electronic Attack(Offensive), Electronic Protections(Defensive), EW Support(Deterrence)?
500
Radar system that grew out of military need for all-weather, day- and night- operations. Uses in reconnaissance, surveillance, targeting, geology and disaster monitoring, vessel traffic surveillance. Usually side looking mounted on an aircraft or spacecraft.
What is Synthetic Aperture Radar (SAR)?
500
Picture Clue
What is Doppler Ranging
500
A satellite with a radar cross section of 5 sq meters so far off of orbital ELSET, the sensor no longer recognizes it.
What is a significant Uncorrelated Target (UCT)?
500
In the event of an indicated launch this is convened, where this determination is made and leads to this meeting attended by level 1 and level 2 participants.
What is National Event Conference; Yes, Concern and No; CJCS Vol 6?
500
Targeting Process
What is Commander's objectives, guidance and intent; Target development, vetting, validation, nomination, and prioritization; Commander's decision and force assignment; Mission planning and force execution; Assessment?
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