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1
Q

What is the main purpose of MILSTAR

A

To provide a global strategic and tactical communications satellite system capable of surviving in a conflict-stressed environment.

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2
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What are the three segments associated with MILSTAR?

A

Space segment
Mission control segment
Terminal segment

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3
Q

What are the 7 fundamental groups of MILSTAR?

A 
Time Group
Operator and Monitoring Group
Processor Group
EHF Group
EHF Antenna Group
UHF Group
UHF Antenna Group
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4
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What systems interface with MILSTAR?

A 
DAISS
ICS
UHF/C3
IRS
MCS
DAMA
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5
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What 3 components does the TCG utilize?

A

Internal rubidium standard
Resident TSM
Mission Control Segment

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6
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Where is the TCG located?

A

C4 cabinet

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7
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What is the function of the TCG

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To synch the Time Of Day (TOD) to the TSM TOD at terminal initialization.

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8
Q

What reference frequencies are generated by the TCG?

A

1 PPS
1 MHz
5Mhz

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9
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The TCG provides the following timing interfaces:
A ____ reference freq. to the UHF R/T’s
A____ to the two UHF MODEMS and EHF MODEM
A ____ reference freq. to the EHF RSU

A

1 MHz
1-PPS
5 MHz

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10
Q

The TSM is a _________module and located ____________.

A

Hand held/ In the TCG in the C4 cabinet

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11
Q

The TSM is periodically updated by the TCG with current satellite ______ data as it becomes available and can be used at the Time Dist. Subsys (TDS) to update other TSM’s.

A

Ephemeris

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12
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Where are the two MILSTAR DKU’s located?

A

P20 bay 4

P30 bay 3

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13
Q

The MILSTAR DKU is a ______Shielded and _______ hardened display.

A

Tempest/ Nuclear

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14
Q

What are the 5 sub areas of the MILSTAR DKU’s?

A 
System Status
Main Display Area
Prompt Area
Option Area
Advisory Area
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15
Q

What is the function of the MILSTAR Displays?

A

To provide interactive menus and screens, system alarms, requests for operator input, and screen classification areas.

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16
Q

Where is the MILSTAR CONTROL-INDICATOR panel located and what is the function?

A

P20 bay 5

It receives EAM, TAC and BBP alarm signals from the processor section to sound the EAM terminal alarm condition.

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17
Q

How many Hz doe the alarm produce when an EAM is received or a condition occurs?

A

2,900 Hz

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18
Q

Where is the TAC located?

A

C2 Cabinet

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19
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What is the function of the TAC

A

To control the terminal startup sequence, perform EHF/UHF communications control, process black message data, and calculate antenna tracking and pointing data.

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20
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What group is does the BBP belong to?

A

Processor Group

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21
Q

Location of the BBP?

A

C2 Cabinet

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22
Q

What is the primary function of the BBP

A

To provide terminal management, message handling and processing, SATCOM processing, and reportback message processing, and operator interaction on the cryptographic RED side of the terminal. (Basically processes all info going through TSECs)

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23
Q

Location of KIV-7 COMSEC Device (TSEC 10)

………(TSEC 24 and 25)

A

P20 bay 6

P20 bay 4

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24
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What is the function of the KIV-7?

A

To accept synchronous (up to 64 Kbps) and asynchronous (up to 9,600 BPS) serial plain text data from the terminal device, encrypt the data, and modulate it to produce a serial cipher text output that is optimized for the external interfacing equipment.

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25
Q

Location of the KYV-5 (TSECs 11 and 12)?

A

P20 Bay 5 above MCS display

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26
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What is the function of the KYV-5?

A

To provide interoperable voice encryption with any other terminal having the appropriate KYV-5 ANDVT configuration and the correct crypto load.

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27
Q

What TSECs are associated with KY-100 COMSEC devices?

A

22,23,29,30,31, and 32

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28
Q

What is the location for the KY-100?

A

P20 bay 6 - TSECs 29,30,31 and 32

P20 bay 5 - TSECs 22 and 23

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29
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What is the function of the KY-100s?

A

To provide inter-service voice communications

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30
Q

LPC-10e is _____ and the MELP is ______

A

Analog/ Digital

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31
Q

The CADI control panel is located in ______.

A

The P20 bay 5

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32
Q

The function of the CADI control panel is to…

A

provide function capability to support both LPC-10e and MELP voice circuit interfaces, including automatic algorithm detection for the receive input.

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33
Q

OTAR stands for…

A

Over-The-Air-Rekey

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34
Q

KGV-11 is located…

A

In the C2 cabinet ATTACHED to the front of the BBP

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35
Q

What is the function of the KGV-11?

A 
To provide for loading of the MILSTAR TRANSEC keys:
Terminal Unique Key
Uplink Key
Downlink Key
Cover Key
36
Q

The EHF communications modem is located in..

A

The C2 cabinet

37
Q

EHF modem’s function is

A

To provide the operational functions that interface the BBP and TAC to the MILSTAR EHF Group.

**(Produces Hop word with info from TAC and BBP)

38
Q

EHF RSU location?

A

C2 cabinet

39
Q

What group does the EHF RSU belong too?

A

EHF group

40
Q

What is the function of the EHF RSU?

A

To generate the frequency-hopped LO frequency for EHF HPA

41
Q

What is the EHF RSU Uplink Transmission frequency?

A

43.5-45.5 Ghz

42
Q

The EHF HPA is located…

A

C2 cabinet

43
Q

What is the function of the EHF HPA?

A

To provide Frequency upconversion to the EHF frequency range and power amplification to approx. 200 Watts

44
Q

What is the power requirements for the EHF HPA?

A

115 VAC 400Hz from HPA MT C/B on E60-1 PNL C2

45
Q

What is the power amplification for the EHF HPA?

A

200 watts

46
Q

The EHF HVPS is located in…?

A

The C2 Cabinet

47
Q

What is the max output for the EHF HVPS?

A

20KV

48
Q

What is the function of the EHF HVPS?

A

To Generate high and low voltages required to operate the EHF HPA

49
Q

The EHF antenna has a continuous azimuth range of ___ to ___ degrees and elevates from ___ to ___ degrees

A

0 to 360/ -15 to 90 degrees

50
Q

What is the Transmit (Uplink) EHF frequency range?

A

43.5 GHz to 45.5 GHz

51
Q

What is the Receive (Downlink) SHF frequency range?

A

20.2 GHz to 21.2 GHz

52
Q

What is the function of the Antenna drive assembly?

A

To position the antenna in both azimuth and elevation and to provide a mount for the associated electrical and microwave components.

53
Q

What is the power requirement for the A/PA?

A

115 VAC 400 Hz from ANT DR MT C/B on E60-1 C/B PNL in C2 cabinet

54
Q

What are the 3 components in the A/PA?

A

Accelerometer
Receiver Front End (RFE)
Inertia Data Assembly (IDA)

55
Q

Where is the EHF Antenna Drive (APCU) located?

  • Antenna Position Control Unit
A

C2 Cabinet

56
Q

What is the power requirement of the EHF Antenna Drive?

A

115 VAC 400 Hz from ANT DR C/B E60-1 C/B PNL

57
Q

What is the function of the EHF Antenna Drive?

A

To provide the digital signal processing and analog stabilization electronics required to control the pointing of the antenna.

58
Q

Where are the UHF Communication Modems located?

A

E43 Cabinet Bay 3

59
Q

What is the power requirement for the UHF Comm Modems?

A

115 VAC 400 Hz MDM A and MDM B C/B’s from MDF

60
Q

What is the function of the UHF Comm Modems?

A

Frequency-hopping and selection of operating modes and Modulation and demodulation, and basic network control for all modes of operation.

61
Q

The UHF R/T’s are located in…

A

E43 bay 3

62
Q

What is the power requirement for the UHF R/T’s?

A

115 VAC 400 Hz RT A and RT B C/Bs on MDF

63
Q

The ______________ frequency range, tunable in ______ steps, provides _____ available channels to which the UHF R/T’s may be tuned

A

225.000-399.975 MHz/ 25KHz/ 7,000

64
Q

The Radio Frequency power output in ________nominal

A

100 Watts

65
Q

What is the function of the UHF R/T’s?

A

To function in conjunction with the external UHF Modems for satellite communication.

66
Q

What is the power requirement for the UHF Satellite Antenna Controller (USAC)?

A

115 VAC 400 Hz from AIR CONT and XMT ANT C/B’s on the MDF E43 Bay 4

67
Q

How many antennas are associated with USAC? And how many Tx and Rx

A

9 total
4 Tx
5 Rx

68
Q

Where is the UHF TEST Translator (XLTR) CONTROL panel located?

A

P20 Bay 5

69
Q

What is the Power requirement for the UHF Test XLTR Control?

A

28 VDC TEST XLTR C/B on the 28VDC DISTR 1A C/B PNL P20

70
Q

What is the function of the UHF Test Translator control panel?

A

To provide testing of the MILSTAR Terminal UHF section in a full terminal loop test mode.

71
Q

What is the power requirement for the EHF RSU?

A

115 VAC 400 Hz RCVR SYN C/B E60-1 PNL

72
Q

What is the power requirement for the EHF Communications modem?

A

115 VAC 400Hz from MDM C/B E60-1 PNL

73
Q

What are the power requirement for the KG-33 MI COMSEC devices (TSECs 4 and 9)

A

28VDC from MILSTAR TSEC 4 and MILSTAR TSEC 9 C/B’s on 28 VDC DISTR 1A C?B on P20

74
Q

What is the power requirement for the KGV 11?

A

Passive

75
Q

What are the power requirement for the KIV 7 COMSEC devices (TSECs 24 and 25)?

A

28 VDC from TSEC 24 and 25 PWR SPLY C/B on 28 Vdc DISTR 1A C/B PNL

76
Q

What is the power requirement for the ANDVT CADI Control Panel?

A

28 VDC from CADI CONT C/B on 28 VDC DISTR 1A C/B panel

77
Q

What are the power requirements for the KY-100 COMSEC Devices (TSECs 22,23,29,30,31,32)

A

28 VDC from Respective TSEC C/Bs on P20 1A and 1B

78
Q

What are the power requirements for the KYV-5 ANDVT BTU’s (TSECs 11 and 12)?

A

115 VAC 400Hz from TSECs 11&12 C/B on 400 Hz DISTR 1 C/B panel on the P20

79
Q

What is the power requirement for the KIV-7 COMSEC Device (TSEC 10)

A

28 VDC from P20 DISTR

80
Q

What is the power requirement for the BBP?

A

115 VAC 400Hz from BASE BAND PROC C/B on the E60-1 C/B panel

81
Q

What is the power requirement for the TAC?

A

115 VAC 400Hz from TERM ACS CONT C/B on E60-1 C/B panel

82
Q

What is the power requirement for the KYV 5 ANDVT Call Box?

A

5 VDC from TAC C2 cabinet

83
Q

What is the power requirement for the MILSTAR Control-Indicator panel?

A

115VAC 400Hz MILSTAR CONT C/B 400 Hz DISTR 1 C/B PNL

84
Q

What is the power requirement for the MILSTAR DKU’s?

A

DISP 1: 115 VAC 400Hz MILSTAR DISPL 1 C/B 400Hz DISTR 1 C/B Panel (P20)
DISP 2: 115 VAC 400 Hz MILSTAR DISPL 2 C/B 400Hz DISTR 2 C/B panel (P30)

85
Q

What is the power requirement for the TSM?

A

Receives operating power from TCG

86
Q

What is the power requirement for the TCG?

A

115 VAC 400 Hz from MILSTAR TCG C/B E905-1 C/B panel

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