Defense Support Program satellites
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Defense Support Program satellites are U.S. military early-warning spacecraft designed to detect missile launches and nuclear detonations using infrared sensors from geosynchronous orbit.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Defense Support Program satellite | 0 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
early warning satellite
ⓘ
military spacecraft ⓘ |
| belongsToProgram | U.S. early warning satellite constellation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dataUsedFor |
arms control monitoring
ⓘ
attack assessment ⓘ crisis management ⓘ |
| designedFor | strategic early warning ⓘ |
| detects |
intercontinental ballistic missile launch
ⓘ
nuclear explosion infrared signature ⓘ space launch vehicle plume ⓘ submarine-launched ballistic missile launch ⓘ |
| developedFor | Cold War strategic warning ⓘ |
| hasCoverage | global ⓘ |
| hasMissionType |
continuous surveillance
ⓘ
strategic missile warning ⓘ |
| hasOperationalDomain | space ⓘ |
| hasOrbitType | near-geostationary orbit ⓘ |
| hasSensorBand | infrared ⓘ |
| hasThreatFocus |
ballistic missile threat
ⓘ
nuclear threat ⓘ |
| hasUser |
U.S. Department of Defense
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. intelligence community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isComponentOf | U.S. Integrated Tactical Warning and Attack Assessment system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPredecessorOf | SBIRS GEO satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isSpacecraftBusType | spin-stabilized satellite ⓘ |
| monitors |
missile launch plumes
ⓘ
nuclear detonation thermal signatures ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
U.S. Space Force
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
United States Air Force ⓘ |
| orbitsIn | geosynchronous orbit ⓘ |
| partOf | Defense Support Program NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
missile launch detection
ⓘ
nuclear detonation detection ⓘ |
| providesDataTo |
National Command Authority
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North American Aerospace Defense Command NERFINISHED ⓘ U.S. Strategic Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roleInSystem |
first-line missile launch detection
ⓘ
space-based nuclear detonation detection ⓘ |
| successor | Space-Based Infrared System satellite NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supports |
U.S. national security
ⓘ
allied missile warning ⓘ |
| supportsCapability |
ballistic missile defense
ⓘ
nuclear attack warning ⓘ technical intelligence collection ⓘ theater missile warning ⓘ |
| usedIn |
missile defense warning architecture
ⓘ
strategic warning network ⓘ |
| usesDetectionMethod | infrared plume detection ⓘ |
| usesSensorType | infrared sensor ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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