communications capability / satellite contact / space travel / satellite anomalies / satellite system evolution / satellite shut-down / on-board data processing capability / Satellite system protective devices / ionized gas consisting / satellite drag / satellite drag resulting / space weather sensor technology / basic satellite data collection system / immediate alert notification communications system / data processing / electromagnetic energy / on-board systems / satellite orientation / bank / condensed gas / satellite use / software technology / computer processing errors / rapid processing / high energy particles / on-board processing / Satellite orbits / interplanetary space travel / satellite problems / satellite altitudes / satellite configuration / software architectures / alert satellite system / satellite system / computer hardware / energy content / envisioned satellite system / proposed satellite system / solar imaging telescopes / on-board analysis products / energy / /
Organization
Air Force Space Forecast Center / National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Department of Defense / USAF Air Weather Service / National Weather Service / /
Person
Van Allen / /
Position
driver / major driver / /
Product
K-8 / Pentax K-7 Digital Camera / Falcon / K-10 UNCLASSIFIED / K-5 UNCLASSIFIED / /
UNCLASSIFIED SPACE-BASED SOLAR MONITORING AND ALERT SATELLITE SYSTEM (SMASS) Overview Space operations, both manned and unmanned, are in constant jeopardy of mission degradation or failure due to the impacts of space wea