Thule AB / Moron AB / Lincoln Laboratories / Misawa AB / Air Force Space Command / SPSS / /
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North America / Europe / /
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Antigua / Greenland / Japan / United States / Soviet Union / Canada / United Kingdom / Spain / /
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Beale AFB / Space Control Center / Holloman AFB / Clear AFB / Alternate Space Control Center / Robins AFB / Thule AFB / Eglin AFB / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Millstone/Haystack The Millstone/Haystack Complex / Identification Facility / /
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Ascension / /
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deep space imaging radar / satellite tracking data / radar energy / satellite pictures / communications equipment / radio energy / search patterns / energy / visual imaging / sensor technologies / satellite tracking / satellite data / radar technology / reflected energy / radio frequency technology / data processing / satellite passes / Basic radar technology / communications requirements / satellite characteristics / space surveillance network / mobile space surveillance communications / /
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Ascension island / Atlantic Ocean / Antigua island / Pacific Ocean / /
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MOSS Space Operations Center / ALCOR ALTAIR / Royal Air Force / MIT / Air Force Materiel Command / Massachusetts Institute of Technology / Alternate Space Defense Operations Center / Army / Space Surveillance Squadron / 12th Space Warning Squadron / Congress / 20th Space Surveillance Squadron / PAVE PAWS mission / 18th Space Surveillance Squadron / Advanced Research Projects Agency / African Union / Eglin’s mission / NAVSPASUR Naval Space Command / U.S. Space Command / Air Force / GEODSS SOI / Force Space Command / PARCS’ mission / Space Control Center / /
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Ray Tube / ALTAIR ALTAIR / ALCOR ALTAIR / Christopher Johann Doppler / Diego Garcia / Lincoln C-Band / Robert WatsonWatt / /
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scientist / Chief / operator/controller / /
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Alaska / North Dakota / Hawaii / New Mexico / Florida / California / Georgia / Massachusetts / Colorado / /
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British Indian Ocean / southern Canada / Mediterranean / former Soviet Union / /
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Radiation / microwave / integrated circuits / radar technology / AK Prior to Phased Array Radar Upgrade PAVE PAWS Increasing technology / sensor technologies / radio frequency technology / Basic radar technology / /
Chapter 21 SPACE SURVEILLANCE THEORY AND NETWORK The Space Surveillance Network (SSN) is a combination of optical and radar sensors used to support the Space Control Center (SCC) and its mission, which is to detect, tra