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SPACE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS. OVERVIEW. OBJECTIVES BASIC PRINCIPLES MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS WARFIGHTER APPLICATIONS THE WAY AHEAD. OBJECTIVES. UNDERSTAND BASIC CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND ADVANTAGES OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
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OVERVIEW • OBJECTIVES • BASIC PRINCIPLES • MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • WARFIGHTER APPLICATIONS • THE WAY AHEAD
OBJECTIVES • UNDERSTAND BASIC CONCEPTS, PRINCIPLES AND ADVANTAGES OF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • UNDERSTAND SYSTEM CAPABILITIES AND LIMITATIONS FOR DOD, CIVIL, AND COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • UNDERSTAND POTENTIAL SUPPORT APPLICATIONS FOR MILITARY OPERATIONS
OVERVIEW • OBJECTIVES • BASIC PRINCIPLES • MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • WARFIGHTER APPLICATIONS • THE WAY AHEAD
BASIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SPACE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM
COMMUNICATION SYSTEM APPLICATIONS • COMPONENTS • USER/TRANSMITTER SEGMENT • TRANSMISSION MEDIUM • USER/RECEIVER SEGMENT • RELAY OR TRANSMISSION OF INFORMATION • TEXT • VOICE • VIDEO • DATA
BASIC COMMUNICATION SYSTEM SPACE COMMUNICATION SYSTEM POINT B POINT A
COMMUNICATION SYSTEMLINKS SIMPLEX (one way only) POINT B POINT A HALF DUPLEX (one way or the other) POINT B POINT A FULL DUPLEX (both ways simultaneously) POINT A POINT B
GEO-SYNCHRONOUS • MOST COMMON ORBIT: LOW INCLINATION • ALTITUDE: APPROXIMATELY 23,0000 NM • LIFE SPAN: MEASURED IN YEARS • MAJOR EFFECT ON LIFE SPAN: CONSUMABLES AND SYSTEM DEGRADATION • PERIOD: USUALLY 24 HOURS
GEO-SYNCHRONOUS ORBIT THREE SATELLITES IN NEAR-EQUATORIAL ORBITS CAN PROVIDE CONTINUOUS GLOBAL COVERAGE... ...EXCEPT FOR THE POLES GEO-SYNCHRONOUS SATCOM
HIGHLY INCLINED, ELLIPTICAL • MOST COMMON ORBIT: NEAR POLAR • ALTITUDE: 200 TO 10000 NM • LIFE SPAN: 1 YEAR OR LONGER • MAJOR EFFECT OF LIFE SPAN: CONSUMABLES • PERIOD: 90 MIN TO 11 HRS
HIGHLY INCLINED, ELLIPTICAL ORBIT HIGHLY INCLINED, ELLIPTICAL ORBITS COVER THE POLES, BUT... ...DO NOT PROVIDE CONTINUOUS GLOBAL COVERAGE HIGHLY ELLIPTICAL ORBITS
NEAR-EARTH • MOST COMMON ORBIT: NEAR POLAR • ALTITUDE: 100 - 200 NM • LIFETIME: LESS THAN 1 YEAR • MAJOR EFFECT ON LIFESPAN: ATMOSPHERIC DRAG • PERIOD: 90 MIN
NEAR-EARTH ORBIT NEAR-EARTH SATCOM SYSTEMS USE MANY SMALL, CHEAP SATELLITES TO PROVIDE WIDE AREA COVERAGE NEAR-EARTH ORBITS
SATCOM VS TERRESTRIAL COMMGENERAL ADVANTAGES • LINE OF SIGHT NOT REQUIRED BETWEEN USERS • COMMUNICATION COST & QUALITY LESS SENSITIVE TO DISTANCE AND TERRAIN EFFECTS • MOBILE COMM LINKS BEYOND LINE OF SIGHT • DIRECT COMMUNICATIONS TO REMOTE AREAS, NO NEED FOR INTERMEDIATE GROUND RELAYS • WIDE AREA OR FOCUSED BROADCAST OPTIONS • LARGE CAPACITY FOR MESSAGE TRAFFIC • MINIMUM RESTRAINT ON USERS
COMSAT ADVANTAGES TERRESTRIAL COMMUNICATIONS SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS
SATCOM VS TERRESTRIAL COMMMILITARY RELATED ADVANTAGES • SMALLER TERMINALS THAN WHOLE TERRESTRIAL SYSTEM • LOW PROBABILITY OF INTERCEPT OR DETECTION • HIGHER DEGREE OF RELIABILITY AND SURVIVABILITY • REDUCED LOGISTICAL BURDENS • REDUCED SITING PROBLEMS • RAPID NETWORK DEPLOYMENT, RECONFIGURATION • EASILY EXPANDED • FLEXIBLE CONNECTIVITY • COLLOCATED WITH UNIT FOR DEFENSE
SATCOM VS TERRESTRIAL COMMLIMITATIONS • HIGH COST FOR SATELLITES, SPACELIFT, TERMINALS, AND COMMAND & CONTROL RESOURCES • FREQUENCY SPECTRUM • ORBITAL POSITION AVAILABILITY • VULNERABILITY TO ASAT WEAPONS & JAMMING
OVERVIEW • OBJECTIVES • BASIC PRINCIPLES • MILITARY SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • COMMERCIAL SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • WARFIGHTER APPLICATIONS • THE WAY AHEAD
PROVIDE TIMELY ACCESS TO INFORMATION AND DISSEMINATION OF DECISIONS TO GLOBALLY DEPLOYED MILITARY FORCES DSCS UFO MILSTAR FLTSATCOM AFSATCOM
MILSATCOM REQUIREMENTS SECURE, SURVIVABLE COMMAND AND CONTROL FOR HIGH PRIORITY USERS HARD-CORE HIGH CAPACITY, SURVIVABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR DOD SOFTCORE LOWER PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS WITH MINIMUM SURVIVABILITY REQUIREMENTS GENERALPURPOSE
GENERAL PURPOSECOMMUNICATIONS • USERS • MOBILE TERMINALS • TACTICAL BROADCAST • SATCOM SYSTEMS • FLEET SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS • UHF F/O • COMMERCIAL
MILSATCOM REQUIREMENTS SECURE, SURVIVABLE COMMAND AND CONTROL FOR HIGH PRIORITY USERS HARD-CORE HIGH CAPACITY, SURVIVABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR DOD SOFTCORE LOW PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS WITH MINIMUM SURVIVABILITY REQUIREMENTS GENERALPURPOSE
SOFTCORECOMMUNICATIONS • USERS • AUTODIN/AUTOSEVOCOM • DEFENSE DATA NETWORK (DDN) • DEFENSE SWITCHED NETWORK (DSN) • DIPLOMATIC TELECOMM SERVICE (DTS) • GROUND MOBILE FORCES (GMF) • SATCOM SYSTEMS • DEFENSE SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (DSCS)
MILSATCOM REQUIREMENTS SECURE, SURVIVABLE COMMAND AND CONTROL FOR HIGH PRIORITY USERS HARD-CORE HIGH CAPACITY, SURVIVABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR DOD SOFTCORE LOW PRIORITY COMMUNICATIONS WITH MINIMUM SURVIVABILITY REQUIREMENTS GENERALPURPOSE
HARD-CORE COMMUNICATIONS • USERS • NATIONAL COMMAND AUTHORITY/CINC NETWORKS • EMERGENCY ACTIONS MESSAGE DISSEMINATION TO STRATEGIC FORCES • TAKE CHARGE AND MOVE OUT (TACAMO) • AIRBORNE WARNING AND CONTROL SYSTEM (AWACS) • SATCOM SYSTEMS • MILSTAR • AF SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM (AFSATCOM)
UHF SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS • ADVANTAGES • GREATER CHANNEL CAPACITY • SMALL, ECONOMICAL, HIGHLY MOBILE • MATURE TECHNOLOGY ==> RELIABLE • EXCELLENT QUALITY • 300-3000 MHz • DISADVANTAGES • VULNERABLE TO NUCLEAR BLACKOUT • SUSCEPTIBLE TO JAMMING AND INTERCEPT • CROWED SPECTRUM
UHF SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS • LARGE AREA COVERAGE • MOBILE TERMINALS • MINIMAL PROTECTION • LDR, SOME MDR
FLEET SATELLITE MISSION GLOBAL, UNPROTECTED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR NAVAL AIRCRAFT, SURFACE SHIPS, SUBMARINES AND SHORE STATIONS
FLEET SATELLITE SYSTEM DESCRIPTION • CAPABILITIES • 23 CHANNELS (FLEET BROADCAST, FLEET RELAY AIR FORCE NARROWBAND AND DOD WIDEBAND) • TERMINALS ARE MANPACKS, AIRBORNE, SHIP/SHORE AND SIOP MISSION TERMINALS • EHF TEST PACKAGE ON LAST TWO FLIGHTS • NO POLAR COVERAGE • CONSTELLATION SPECIFICS • 4 OPERATIONAL SATELLITES • 5 YEAR DESIGNED LIFE • LAUNCHED 1978 TO 1989 • 1 SATELLITE PER SECTOR
UHF F/O MISSION GLOBAL, UNPROTECTED TACTICAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR NAVAL AIRCRAFT, SURFACE SHIPS, SUBMARINES AND SHORE STATIONS • REPLACES FLTSAT/LEASED SATELLITE CONSTELLATION • GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR NAVAL FORCES • EAM AND SIOP DISSEMINATION (AFSATCOM) • PRESIDENTIAL COMMAND NETWORK
UHF F/O SYSTEM DESCRIPTION • CAPABILITIES • 39 CHANNELS (SOME POSSESS ANTI-JAM CAPABILITY) • TERMINALS ARE MANPACKS, AIRBORNE, SHIP/SHORE AND SIOP MISSION TERMINALS • EHF TEST PACKAGE ON FLIGHTS 4-10 • NO POLAR COVERAGE • CONSTELLATION SPECIFICS • 6 SATELLITES ( 1 ACTIVE, 1 TACO) • 14 YEAR DESIGNED LIFE • COMPLETE DEPLOYMENT BY 1998 (10 SATELLITES) • PAYLOAD CONFIGURATION BY NAVAL SPACE COMMAND • SATELLITE CONTROL BY AF SPACE COMMAND
FLTSAT & UHF F/O USERS UHF CH 23 DOD WIDEBAND USERS • EAM DISSEMINATION UHF CH 1-10 UHF CH 11-22 AFSCN USN LAND, SEA, AIR FORCES • TT&C • DATA DISTRIBUTION • I&W • FLEET BROADCAST • TACTICAL INTEL • OTHER WARFARE USES USAF NARROWBAND • NUCLEAR FORCE COMMAND • & CONTROL
SHF SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS • ADVANTAGES • GREATER CHANNEL CAPACITY • WIDESPREAD CONNECTVITY • ROUTING DIVERSITY • LESS VULNERABLE TO NUCLEAR BLACKOUT AND SCINTILLATION • DISADVANTAGES • LIMITED FREQUENCY ALLOCATION • LIMITED ANTI-JAMMING CAPABILITY • GROUND EQUIPMENT IS LARGE AND COSTLY
SHF SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS • REGIONAL COVERAGE • TRANSPORTABLE/FIXED TERMINALS • LIMITED AJ PROTECTION • MDR, SOME HDR
DSCS MISSION • SECURE, SURVIVABLE COMMUNICATIONS FOR THE GLOBAL C2 SYSTEM (GCCS); MANAGED BY THE DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY (DISA) • ADDITIONAL AFSATCOM SUPPORT VIA THE DSCS III SINGLE CHANNEL TRANSPONDER (SCT)
DSCS SATELLITES DSCS III DSCS II
DSCS II SYSTEM DESCRIPTION • SYSTEM CAPABILITIES • TWO EARTH COVERAGE, TWO NARROW BEAM ANTENNAS • 1200 SIMULTANEOUS TELEPHONE USERS • LIMITED MOBILITY • NO POLAR COVERAGE • CONSTELLATION SPECIFICS • 3 ACTIVE SATELLITES • 10 YEAR DESIGN LIFE • LAUNCHED 1971-1982
DSCS III SYSTEM DESCRIPTION • CAPABILITIES • EARTH COVERAGE, SPOT, MULTIBEAM ANTENNAS • 10,000 SIMULTANEOUS TELEPHONE USERS • CONSTELLATION SPECIFICS • 6 OPERATIONAL SATELLITES--3 RESERVES IN GEO-STATIONARY ORBIT • 10 YEAR DESIGN LIFE • LAUNCHED 1982 TO PRESENT 5 DSCS OPERATIONS CENTERS WORLDWIDE, OPERATED BY USARSPACE • SATELLITE HEALTH SUPPORTS BY AFSPC
DSCS EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS • NUCLEAR SURVIVABILITY • ROBUST COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEM • ANTIJAM AT HIGH DATA RATES • SIOP AND CINC EAM/FDM MSGS
DSCS EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS GCCS EARLY WARNING PAYLOAD CONTROL TT&C NAOC GROUND MOBILE FORCES ARMY SPACE COMMAND AF SPACE COMMAND
EHF SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS • ADVANTAGES • EXTENSIVE BANDWIDTHS • JAM RESISTANT • NON-CROWDED SPECTRUM • SMALL EQUIPMENT, SATELLITE APPLICATIONS • LEAST VULNERABLE TO NUCLEAR BLACKOUT • DISADVANTAGES • TECHNOLOGY RISK -- BRAND NEW • SUSCEPTIBLE TO RAIN AND ATMOSPHERIC ATTENUATION • CAPABILITIES UN-EXPLOITED
EHF SYSTEM CHARACTERISTICS • PRIMARILY SPOT COVERAGE • MOBILE TERMINALS • AJ, AS, LPI PROTECTION • LDR, MDR, HDR
MILSTAR MISSION PROVIDE SURVIVABLE, ENDURING, MINIMUM ESSENTIAL COMMUNICATIONS FOR COMMAND & CONTROL OF THE WARFIGHTING FORCES OF THE UNITED STATES