military satellite
C25837
concept
A military satellite is an artificial satellite deployed and operated by armed forces to support defense-related functions such as reconnaissance, communications, navigation, early warning, and targeting.
Observed surface forms (20)
- MUOS satellite ×5
- U.S. military spacecraft ×3
- experimental military satellite ×3
- military communications satellite ×3
- reconnaissance satellite ×3
- reconnaissance satellite mission ×3
- Canadian military satellite ×2
- Defense Support Program satellite ×1
- French reconnaissance satellite program ×1
- U.S. Space Force satellite ×1
- U.S. military space system ×1
- United States military spacecraft ×1
- early warning satellite ×1
- early-warning satellite ×1
- early-warning satellite program ×1
- experimental military communications satellite ×1
- military Earth observation satellite system ×1
- radar imaging reconnaissance satellite ×1
- signals intelligence satellite ×1
- surveillance satellite ×1
Instances (23)
- TETRA-1
- CBAS-2 via concept surface "military communications satellite"
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Sapphire (satellite)
via concept surface "surveillance satellite"
surface form: Sapphire
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RISAT series satellites
via concept surface "radar imaging reconnaissance satellite"
surface form: RISAT-2
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DSP
via concept surface "early-warning satellite program"
surface form: Defense Support Program
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Tactical Satellite Program (TacSat)
via concept surface "experimental military satellite"
surface form: TacSat-1
- DSP-16 via concept surface "Defense Support Program satellite"
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CSO (satellite)
via concept surface "military Earth observation satellite system"
surface form: CSO
- Vela nuclear test detection satellites via concept surface "United States military spacecraft"
- Jumpseat signals intelligence satellites via concept surface "signals intelligence satellite"
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Magnum ELINT satellite (reported)
via concept surface "reconnaissance satellite"
surface form: Magnum ELINT satellite
- DSX via concept surface "U.S. military spacecraft"
- AEHF military communications satellites via concept surface "U.S. military space system"
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MUOS military communications satellites
via concept surface "MUOS satellite"
surface form: MUOS-1
- Continuous Broadcast Augmenting SATCOM‑2 via concept surface "military communications satellite"
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CBAS-1 military communications satellite
via concept surface "military communications satellite"
surface form: CBAS-1
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Defense Support Program satellites
via concept surface "early warning satellite"
surface form: Defense Support Program satellite
- GSAT-7
- Gaofen-11 via concept surface "reconnaissance satellite"
- NROL-71 via concept surface "reconnaissance satellite mission"
- NROL-44 via concept surface "reconnaissance satellite mission"
- NROL-68 via concept surface "reconnaissance satellite mission"
- SAPPHIRE via concept surface "Canadian military satellite"