DSP

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United States military space program early-warning satellite program

DSP is a series of U.S. military early-warning satellites designed to detect missile launches and nuclear explosions using infrared sensors.

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Label	Occurrences
DSP canonical	2

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	United States military space program ⓘ early-warning satellite program ⓘ
abbreviation	DSP self-linksurface differs ⓘ
allianceContext	support to NATO missile warning ⓘ
capability	detection of intercontinental ballistic missile launches ⓘ detection of nuclear detonations ⓘ detection of space launches ⓘ detection of submarine-launched ballistic missile launches ⓘ global coverage of missile launches ⓘ
classification	partially classified program ⓘ
contributesTo	United States nuclear deterrence posture ⓘ missile defense architecture ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
dataUser	North American Aerospace Defense Command ⓘ surface form: NORAD North American Aerospace Defense Command ⓘ U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ surface form: USSTRATCOM U.S. Strategic Command ⓘ surface form: United States Strategic Command
domain	space-based early warning ⓘ
era	Cold War ⓘ
firstLaunchDate	1970-11-06 ⓘ
fullName	Defense Support Program ⓘ
fundingAgency	Department of Defense ⓘ surface form: United States Department of Defense
launchSite	Cape Canaveral Space Force Station ⓘ surface form: Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Vandenberg Space Force Base ⓘ surface form: Vandenberg Air Force Base
launchVehicle	Space Shuttle ⓘ Titan 34D ⓘ Titan IIIC ⓘ Titan IV ⓘ
missionType	strategic early warning ⓘ
numberOfSatellitesLaunched	over 20 ⓘ
operator	United States Air Force ⓘ United States Space Force ⓘ
orbitType	geosynchronous orbit ⓘ
predecessor	MIDAS ⓘ
primaryMission	strategic missile warning ⓘ support of ballistic missile defense systems ⓘ support of national command authorities ⓘ
purpose	missile launch detection ⓘ nuclear explosion detection ⓘ
replacedBy	Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ
satelliteBus	spin-stabilized design ⓘ
sensorBand	infrared ⓘ
sensorType	infrared sensors ⓘ
startOfProgram	1970 ⓘ
status	being phased out ⓘ
successor	Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ surface form: SBIRS Space-Based Infrared System ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Defense Support Program → abbreviation → DSP ⓘ

DSP → abbreviation → DSP self-linksurface differs ⓘ

subject surface form: Defense Support Program