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DSCS III and WGS provide secure communications links to the combatant commands, theater commanders and strategic and tactical forces worldwide. WGS enhances the high-data rate communication capability of the DoD, greatly augmenting and eventually replacing the DSCS III constellation. Defense Satellite Communications System Th e Defense Satellite Communications System III has been a mainstay of national military communications for almost 30 years. Th e constellation provides secure worldwide voice and data communications using six super-high frequency channels. A few examples of DSCS III users include the White House, intelligence community, regional and unifi ed commanders, the Air Force Satellite Control Network and the Defense Information Systems Network. DSCS III satellites orbit the Earth at an altitude of more than 22,000 nautical miles in a narrow ring above the equator known as the geosynchronous belt. Th e total constellation is comprised of two primary and fi ve redundant satellites. Th e DSCS III payload has both Earth coverage and multiple-beam array antennas. Th ese antennas allow operators to create varying areas of coverage ranging from global to very narrow theater coverage. Th e DSCS III bus is controlled and maintained by members of 3 SOPS. Th e U.S. Army’s 53rd Signal Battalion controls the payload. Th e 53rd SB continuously monitors the satellites from locations in the United States, Germany and Japan. Wideband Global SATCOM Th e Wideband Global Satellite Communications satellite has become the backbone of national military wideband communications. Th e current constellation is comprised of three primary satellites. Th e fourth WGS satellite will be launched early 2012. By 2013, the total constellation will be comprised of six WGS satellites. Like DSCS III, WGS operates in the geostationary belt and is jointly operated by 3 SOPS and the 53rd SB sites. Th e sixth WGS satellite is being funded by the Australian Defense Ministry. Th is partnership allows the Australian Defense community access to the U.S. satellite communications system. Based on the commercially available Boeing 702 communication satellite bus, WGS provides high-data rate communications in the X- and Ka-bands and allows “crossband” confi gurations to uplink in one band and down-link in the other. Th is unique military satellite communications capability signifi cantly increases the options available to theater commanders. NATO/Skynet 3 SOPS performs a supporting role for the NATO/Skynet mission. Th e primary function is to perform all range time scheduling for NATO/Skynet. To accomplish this, 3 SOPS processes all scheduling data and acts as a liaison between the Ministry of Defense and 22nd SOPS. 4th Space Operations Squadron Th e 4th Space Operations Squadron operates the Milstar/Advanced Extremely High Frequency satellite constellation, referred to as Protected MILSATCOM constellation, providing the nation’s warfi ghters global, secure, survivable, strategic and tactical communications in peacetime and throughout the full spectrum of confl ict. Th ey execute the unique mission of communications management, satellite command and control and ground segment maintenance for the Milstar constellation. 4 SOPS also provides operators for a mobile constellation control station located at the 153rd Command and Control Squadron, F.E. Warren AFB, Wyo. At higher readiness levels and during exercises, these personnel deploy with U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Northern Command respectively. Th e 4 SOPS motto, “Linking the Forces,” refl ects Protected MILSATCOM’s responsibility to enhance the nation’s secure communications capability. Unlike other satellite communications systems, Milstar and AEHF’s intelligent processing capabilities allow 4th SOPS to integrate spacecraft and payload support with knowledge of current user operations on the constellation. As a result, 4 SOPS executes apportionment enforcement, resource monitoring and user troubleshooting functions for all Protected MILSATCOM users from the Joint Staff to forward deployed forces. 4 SOPS’ unique integration of SATCOM user support with satellite command and control has set the standard for integrated space eff ects delivery. Milstar Milstar is a joint-service satellite communications system that provides integrated, worldwide connectivity for high priority military forces in the fi eld. Whether linking national assets around the world, providing protected communications 13
14 to essential sites or guaranteeing deployed tactical forces large data trunks, Milstar’s unique waveform places it at the lead of the family of protected SATCOM services, reserved for the highest priority communications. A key goal of Milstar is to provide interoperability between Air Force, Army, Marine and Navy users. Using Milstar, mobile ground forces, ships, submarines and aircraft are linked to achieve joint operations with survivable, protected communication onthe modern battlefi eld. Milstar’s employment of centralized management and decentralized execution is exercised through this intelligent payload, and other features like steerable antennas, so users can setup communications with minimal interface to outside agencies. Th e Milstar payloads provide low data rate services from 75 to 2,400 bits per second, as well as medium data rate services from 4.8 to 1,544 kilobits per second. Additionally, the constellation introduced cross-linking capabilities to the SATCOM community, allowing worldwide connectivity without the need to intermediate retransmission stations. Th e satellite weighs approximately 10,000 pounds and has a geosynchronous orbit altitude of more than 22,000 miles and a design life of 10 years. AEHF Th e Advanced Extremely High Frequency System is a joint service satellite communications system that will provide survivable, global, secure, and protected communications for high-priority military ground, sea and air assets. AEHF will allow the National Security Council and Unifi ed Combatant Commanders to control their tactical and strategic forces at all levels of confl ict through general nuclear war and supports the attainment of information superiority. Th e AEHF System is the follow-on to the Milstar system, augmenting and improving on the capabilities of Milstar, and expanding the MILSATCOM architecture. AEHF will provide connectivity across the spectrum of mission areas, including land, air and naval warfare; special operations; strategic nuclear operations; strategic defense; theater missile defense; and space operations and intelligence. AEHF 1 was launched on Aug. 14, 2010 Th e system will consist of four satellites in geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) that provides 10 times the throughput of the 1990s-era Milstar satellites with a substantial increase in coverage for users. First launched in August 2010, AEHF will provide continuous 24-hour coverage between 65 degrees north and 65 degrees south latitude. Th e AEHF system is composed of three segments: space (the satellites), ground (mission control and associated communications links) and terminals (the users). Th e segments will provide communications in a specifi ed set of data rates from 75 bps to approximately 8 Mbps. Th e space segment consists of a cross-linked constellation of four satellites. Th e mission control segment controls satellites on orbit, monitors satellite health and provides communications system planning and monitoring. Th is segment is highly survivable, with both fi xed and mobile control stations. System uplinks and crosslinks will operate in the extremely high frequency (EHF) range and downlinks in the super high frequency (SHF) range. Th e terminal segment includes fi xed and ground mobile terminals, ship and submarine terminals, and airborne terminals used by all of the Services, as well as international partners (Canada, Netherlands and UK). MILSATCOM is responsible for acquisition of the space and ground segments as well as the Air Force terminal segments. Detachment 1 Th e 50th Operations Group, Detachment 1 is located just minutes away from the Nation’s capital at the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Satellite Operations Facility in Suitland, MD. Detachment 1 provides oversight for all operations, maintenance, sustainment, and acquisition activities associated with the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program. Detachment 1 partners with the 6th Space Operations Squadron which provides backup command and control for the DMSP satellite constellation. Detachment 1 was activated on Jan. 20, 2011 following closure of the National Polar Orbiting Environmental Satellite System program offi ce. DMSP is the DoD’s sole weather satellite, providing critical data to agencies such as Air Force Weather Agency, Fleet Numerical Meteorological and Oceanography Center, National Weather Service, Joint Typhoon Warning Center, National Ice Center, NASA, and warfi ghters around the globe. ©2012 Benchmark Publications, Inc.
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