DONE--SPS

Question 1

ME3C[PC]^2 - Objective

Answer 1

Mission

Question 2

ME3C[PC]^2 - Where

Answer 2

Environment

Question 3

ME3C[PC]^2 - Who

Answer 3

Enemy

Question 4

ME3C[PC]^2 - What

Answer 4

Effects

Question 5

ME3C[PC]^2 - How

Answer 5

Capabilities

Question 6

ME3C[PC]^2 - Timeline

Answer 6

Phasing

Question 7

ME3C[PC]^2 - Agreements

Answer 7

Contracts

Question 8

ME3C[PC]^2 - Backup

Answer 8

Contingencies

Question 9

Commander’s Acceptable Level of Risk (ALR) applies to?

Answer 9

Mission and Force

Question 10

Intelligence Preparation of the Battlespace/Environment (IPOB/IPOE) establishes?

Answer 10

Threats and Targets

Question 11

5 COA Brief Steps

Answer 11

1. MPC summarizes results
2. MPC develops COAs
3. MPC creates COA Brief
4. MPC presents COAs to CC
5. CC chooses a COA or sends MPC back to step 2

Question 12

International standard demarcation of space name and altitude?

Answer 12

Karman Line / 100 km above surface

Question 13

US Government standards demarcation of space and altitude?

Answer 13

USSPACECOM domain / 100 km above mean sea level

Question 14

Composition of the sun?

Answer 14

Hydrogen (mostly), Helium, and misc. gases

Question 15

What solar structure generates the solar magnetic fields and stores magnetic flux?

Answer 15

Tachocline

Question 16

Characterized by fewer sunspots, dimmer extreme ultraviolet and xray, and fewer solar events?

Answer 16

Solar minimum

Question 17

A stream of charged particles released from the sun, causes auroras when trapped in the ionosphere and plasma tails on comets?

Answer 17

Solar wind

Question 18

A sudden burst of high energy particles and radiation?

Answer 18

Solar flare

Question 19

High energy particles emanating from the sun?

Answer 19

Solar energetic particles

Question 20

Cloud of energetic, magnetized solar plasma? (EM)

Answer 20

Coronal Mass Ejections

Question 21

Solar flares cause?

Answer 21

Radio blackouts

Question 22

Solar Energized Particles cause?

Answer 22

Solar Radiation Storms

Question 23

Coronal Mass Ejections cause?

Answer 23

Geomagnetic Storms

Question 24

What are the bands of trapped solar charged particles encircling the Earth?

Answer 24

Van Allen Belts

Question 25

Which Van Allen Belt is more stable and 10x more energetic?

Answer 25

Inner Van Allen Belt

Question 26

What atmospheric layer consists of plasma (ionized gases)?

Answer 26

Ionosphere

Question 27

What does the ionosphere cause?

Answer 27

Scintillation

Question 28

What are variations in amplitude, phase, and polarization of signals called?

Answer 28

Scintillation

Question 29

What does scintillation from the ionosphere cause?

Answer 29

Signal fading and data dropouts

Question 30

What are the 3 environmental hazards in space?

Answer 30

1. Space vacuum 2. Spacecraft charging 3. Atmospheric drag

Question 31

What 3 problems does the space vacuum cause and what is the mitigation for each?

Answer 31

1. Outgassing: bake in a vacuum 2. Cold-welding: minimize moving parts 3. Heat transfer: enable radiation

Question 32

What 3 problems does spacecraft charging cause and what is the mitigation for all?

Answer 32

1. Sputtering 2. Single Event Upset (bitflip) 3. Total Ionizing Dose Mitigation: Hardening/Shielding

Question 33

What occurs when a charged particle makes a deep penetration of the spacecraft and affects internal electronics?

Answer 33

Single Event Upset (bitflip)

Question 34

What occurs when the spacecraft collides with atmospheric molecules causing a transfer of kinetic energy?

Answer 34

Atmospheric Drag

Question 35

What is the mitigation for atmospheric drag?

Answer 35

Orbital maneuvers

Question 36

What controls and manages the satellite?

Answer 36

Satellite Operations Center

Question 37

What tracks location and status of the satellite?

Answer 37

Remote Tracking Station

Question 38

What are the 4 Remote Tracking Stations under 21 SOPS?

Answer 38

1. COOK - Vandenburg Tracking Station - VTS 2. REEF - Diego Garcia Tracking Station - DGS 3. GUAM - Guam Tracking Station - GTS 4. HULA - Hawaii Tracking Station - HTS

Question 39

What are the 3 Remote Tracking Stations under 23 SOPS?

Answer 39

1. BOSS - New Hampshire Tracking Station - NHS 2. POGO - Thule Tracking Station - TTS 3. LION - Telemetry & Command Station - TCS

Question 40

What are the 3 units under Space Delta 6 and their functions?

Answer 40

1. 21/23 SOPS - range function 2. 22 SOPS - scheduling 3. DISA - communications