Space Mission Areas

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Front Back
List NOAA's three primary missions.
Public SafetySearch and RescueCommercial
Where does FNMOC provide weather data to?
Navy and Marines type of products
What are the basic capabilities associated with the DMSP and POES satellites?
HI Resolution
What are the basic capabilities associated with the GOES satellite?
Rapid refresh rate (Global view)Constant look angle Early wx warning
What are the basic limitations associated with the GOES satellite?
Narrow view
What are the basic limitations associated with GOES satellite?
Less detailed imagery No polar coverageLow resolution
List examples of wx support for military operations?
Rescue protectionChemical weapons dispersionTargeting Munitions selectionSee page 8
Which two US polar orbiting satellite programs will be converged to create NPOESS?
DMSP/POES
Which frequency band is most likely to be affected by normal scintillation?
UHF
What are the 3 requirements of SATCOM?
FlexibilityCapability Robustness
Which frequency band fills the high data rate role?
Wideband (SHF)
The frequency band has the capability to put a signal down to the entire 1/3 earth that it can view from GEO.
UHF
The constellation filling the capacity requirements has shared control. Which is it?
DSCS III
The satellite can perform autonomous nulling of noise.
Milstar
This payload is SHF though it resides on a UHF satellite(s).
GBS