United States Space Surveillance Network
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The United States Space Surveillance Network is a U.S. military-operated system of ground- and space-based sensors that tracks and catalogs artificial objects in Earth orbit to support space situational awareness and national security.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Space Surveillance Network | 3 |
| Department of Defense astronomical infrastructure | 1 |
| U.S. Space Surveillance Network | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States military program
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space surveillance system ⓘ |
| administeredBy | Space Delta 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
SSN
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US Space Surveillance Network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collects |
optical signature data
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orbital element data ⓘ radar cross-section data ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dataSharedWith |
civil space agencies
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commercial satellite operators ⓘ international partners ⓘ |
| dataUsedBy |
United States Space Command
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United States Space Force Space Operations Command NERFINISHED ⓘ United States Strategic Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain | space operations ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Cavalier radar site
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Eglin radar site NERFINISHED ⓘ Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance system NERFINISHED ⓘ Maui Space Surveillance Complex NERFINISHED ⓘ Millstone Hill radar NERFINISHED ⓘ Space Fence radar system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintains | space object catalog ⓘ |
| monitors |
Earth orbit
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artificial Earth satellites ⓘ space debris ⓘ spent rocket bodies ⓘ |
| operator |
United States Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
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United States Space Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originCountry | United States of America NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United States space situational awareness architecture ⓘ |
| purpose |
maintaining a catalog of space objects
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national security ⓘ space situational awareness ⓘ tracking artificial objects in Earth orbit ⓘ |
| sector | defense ⓘ |
| supports |
collision avoidance
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missile warning and defense missions ⓘ satellite conjunction assessment ⓘ space traffic management activities ⓘ |
| supportsProduct |
Two-Line Element sets
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conjunction data messages ⓘ |
| tracksOrbitRegime |
geosynchronous orbit
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highly elliptical orbit ⓘ low Earth orbit ⓘ medium Earth orbit ⓘ |
| usesSensorType |
ground-based optical telescope
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ground-based radar ⓘ space-based sensor ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
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Space Surveillance Network
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United States Naval Observatory Flagstaff Station
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Department of Defense astronomical infrastructure
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Sapphire
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Space Surveillance Network
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Space Surveillance Network