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1989 aerial view. Pituffik Space Base (/ b iː d uː ˈ f iː k / bee-doo-FEEK; [2] Greenlandic:) (IATA: THU, ICAO: BGTL), formerly Thule Air Base (/ t uː l iː / or / t uː l eɪ /), is the United States Space Force's northernmost base, and the northernmost installation of the U.S. Armed Forces, located 1,210 km (750 mi) north of the Arctic Circle and 1,524 km (947 mi) from the North Pole on ...
Cobra Dane. The AN/FPS-108 COBRA DANE is a PESA phased array radar installation operated by Raytheon for the United States Space Force (originally for the United States Air Force) at Eareckson Air Station on the island of Shemya, Aleutian Islands, Alaska. [1] The system was built in 1976 and brought online in 1977 for the primary mission of ...
Flag. Seal. Emblem. The United States Space Force (USSF) is the United States Armed Forces ' space service and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is one of two independent space forces in the world. [citation needed] The United States Space Force traces its origins to the Air Force, Army, and Navy's military space ...
Illustration of the DSCS III satellite. The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) [ 1 ] is a United States Space Force satellite constellation that provides the United States with military communications to support globally distributed military users. Beginning in 2007, DSCS began being replaced by the Wideband Global SATCOM system.
List of USA satellites. This is a list of satellites and spacecraft which have been given USA designations by the United States Air Force. These designations have been applied to most United States military satellites since 1984, and replaced the earlier OPS designation. As of June 2022, USA designations have been assigned to 437 space satellites.
Boeing X-40. The Boeing X-37, also known as the Orbital Test Vehicle (OTV), is a reusable robotic spacecraft. It is boosted into space by a launch vehicle, then re-enters Earth's atmosphere and lands as a spaceplane. The X-37 is operated by the Department of the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office, in collaboration with United States Space ...
A main camera optical path A achieved ground resolution of Satellite Vehicles (SV) 1 to 18 main cameras. A KH-9 image of the Soviet Kubinka airfield. The main camera system was designed by Perkin-Elmer to take stereo images, [17] with a forward looking camera on the port side, and an aft looking camera on the starboard side. Images were taken ...
Mobile User Objective System. The Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) is a United States Space Force narrowband military communications satellite system that supports a worldwide, multi-service population of users in the ultra high frequency (UHF) band. The system provides increased communications capabilities to newer, smaller terminals while ...