The Applicability of Satellite Technology to Defense Civil Preparedness.

Abstract

This study assesses the applicability of satellite technology to the DCPA mission. Surveys of currently-available and planned communication and remote sensing satellite systems are presented. A section on post-nuclear-blast propagation conditions is included. Conceptual satellite network plans, one based on a dedicated network and one on commercial transponder leasing, are developed, leading to a plan for a preliminary Demonstration Network. The study concludes that a satellite-based Civil Preparedness Communication Network could support both peacetime and disaster-oriented requirements practically; that the use of remote sensing for resource data base inventorying is presently inadvisible; that the 6/4 GHz band offers the best technical and most cost-effective means for initial implementation; and that use of remotely-located Sensor Monitor Terminals to collect and transmit radioactive fallout data to a central processing facility is feasible. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 30, 1978
Accession Number
ADA060315

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Civil Defense
  • Communication Channels
  • Communication Satellites
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Doppler Effect
  • Frequency Bands
  • Measurement
  • Military Satellites
  • Multiple Access
  • Network Science
  • Nuclear Fallout
  • Satellite Communications
  • Satellite Networks
  • United States
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Nuclear Civil Defense.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites