Questions tagged [military]
Questions regarding systems of or relating to armed forces.
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A black cube 1 mile per side appears in geosynchronous orbit around the earth. Who would spot it and how would they do it? How easy would it be?
This is not intended to be a math question, so much as an understanding of how the current technology and techniques would view this problem.
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Can the Tirada-2S satellite communications electronic jamming system be used to jam the Starlink network?
In this October ~7, 2022 Reddit post, I'm reading some conflicting information on whether the Tirada-2S satellite communications electronic jamming system can be used to jam the Starlink network:
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What military satellites are passing over Antarctica
I need to know what satellites pass over the South Pole (Antarctica) especially military.
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Can a military satellite be used to spy on any place on Earth undetected? [closed]
Of course like many people I only know about military satellites from movies, so I wanted to get some information (perhaps get some myths debunked) by some experts:
Can the military use a military ...
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What is the furthest from Earth that a military spacecraft is thought to have been intentionally deployed or moved to?
Space.com's Space Force plans to send a patrol probe out past the moon includes a quote from the new AFResearchLab video Cislunar Highway Patrol System (CHPS).
"Until now, the United States ...
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Who all has funded "Rocket Cargo" type projects in the last few years? What's the current state of funding for this type of research and development?
In Scott Manley's recent video Elon Musk Hates Flanges - Starship Update 2022 linked below, after 07:32:
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What is a "space launch delta", how many of them are there, and what fraction of them are assigned to Space Force?
This answer to Why did the Firefly Alpha launch 6 months ago fail? quotes a Space News article which says:
Space Launch Delta 30, which operates the range at Vandenberg, then destroyed the rocket ...
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How can cosmic ray muons be used to replace GPS for positioning information in 3D on Earth and underwater?
Task & Purpose's The Navy is testing a GPS-like device that doesn’t require satellites
“The future is extremely bright for this line of research." begins:
The Navy is researching a new ...
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Which countries have military satellites in orbit?
Which countries have active military satellite(s) in orbit?
And which countries had military satellite(s) in orbit but don't have them anymore (inactive or de-orbited)?
Wikipedia says: As of December ...
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Did the "don't ask don't tell" policy affect American astronauts?
Until very recently, no astronauts were known to be LGBT. Only after her death did we discover that Sally Ride was a lesbian. And Anne McClain became an astronaut after the repeal of DADT.
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Have "space lasers" really been used to temporarily blind US satellites?
In CNN's video An exclusive look into how Space Force is defending America they talk with Gen. John W. Raymond, Chief of Space Operations, US Space Force.
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Does transmitting from a few dishes significantly improve the performance of radar surveillance from Earth at GEO and beyond? If so, how exactly?
The BBC's US wants giant radar in UK to track space objects says:
Lt Col Jack Walker of the US Space Force told the BBC the US was "in discussion" with the UK about putting the radars "...
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Why does the Minotaur I wear a yellow jacket that "banana-peels" off as it launches?
Videos available of the recent Minotaur I launch at Wallops for NROL-111 show a yellow jacket on most of the four stage SRB-to-orbit launch vehicle. I read or heard somewhere that wires attached to ...
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Need of the DoD for a heavy lift vehicle for "other" satellites
As mentioned in Saturn I history, the DoD wanted a launch vehicle to put A): 20,000 to 40,000 pounds (~9,100 to ~18,200 kg) into orbit, or B): accelerating 13,200 to 26,200 pounds (6,000 to 11,900 kg) ...
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Has a spacecraft ever actually sprayed a chemical (or anything) on to another spacecraft intentionally for any reason at all?
The question How many of these six military "orbital threat" techniques have been demonstrated in a (more or less) publicly recognized way? begins:
If you are having a good day then under ...
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