Tactical Satellite Orbital Simulation and Requirements Study

Abstract

This Note documents the results of a preliminary analysis of space communications requirements that employs scenarios for military operations in three widely separated geographical areas in which U.S. contingency operations could occur. The objectives of this research are to: (1) Assess communications requirements that were not met by military resources for Desert Shield/Desert Storm and other recent operations and might not be met without additional military resources in potential future contingencies, including a hypothetical contingency in the southern hemisphere; and, (2) Determine how military satellites could be used to overcome shortfalls between requirements and existing or planned military communication systems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1993
Accession Number
ADA282314

Entities

People

  • E. Bedrosian
  • E. Cesar
  • G. Huth
  • J. Clark
  • K. Poehlmann
  • P. Propper

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Armored Personnel Carriers
  • Bandwidth
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Programs
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Frequency Bands
  • Geography
  • Military Communications
  • Network Science
  • Operating Systems
  • Organizational Structure
  • Satellite Communications
  • Space Communications
  • Space Objects
  • Terrain
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Space Exploration and Orbital Mechanics.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites