Iran / Japan / Russia / Pakistan / United States / North Korea / China / Iraq / India / /
Currency
USD / /
Event
Diplomatic Relations / /
Facility
Maxwell AFB / Xichang Space Centre / Schriever AFB / Rockwell facility / /
IndustryTerm
satellite operations / weather satellite / interceptor systems / improvised explosive device / space using off-the-shelf hardware / energy leads / satellite communications / satellite guide / nuclear device / optical systems / ground infrastructure / communications networks / radio energy / satellite health / low-energy spectral density / satellite uplink signals / airborne equipment / navigation satellite / energy / intended target satellite / induced electrical energy / payload management / satellite tracking / internal electronics / satellite systems / airborne satellite / carrier platform / electromagnetic energy / space systems / kinetic energy / directed-energy weapons / internal communications hardware / low-yield nuclear device / high-altitude satellite / standoff directed-energy weapons / ground site / satellite signals / directed energy / ground-based satellite data receivers / target satellite / reception devices / proper satellite / increased satellite autonomy / Laser systems / space-transportation systems / transmission site / /
Organization
National Air and Space Intelligence Center / Xichang Space Centre / Federation of American Scientists / US intelligence / Report of the Commission / Department of Defense / United States Navy / Report / /
Person
Tom Wilson / Feng Yun / Jane Gibson / James G. Lee / Brian Garino / Bruce M. DeBlois / Dennis Howe / Desmond Ball / /
Position
large-aperture beam director / director / extremely stable beam pointing system / and so forth / director of space forces / /
Product
KT-1 / /
ProvinceOrState
Sichuan Province / California / Colorado / /
Technology
radiation / Control Network / GPS / microwave / laser system / laser / lasers / radio frequency / satellite communications / /
Chapter 21 Space System Threats Maj Brian Garino, USAF, and Maj Jane Gibson, USAF Most US military operations are touched in one way or another by space—we are more dependent on space than any other nation.1 This depe