The Canadian and United States defense departments are currently investigating requirements and technologies appropriate to a constellation of radar satellites providing global surveillance against targets such as cruise missiles, long-range bombers, strategic fighters, and surface ships. Command and Control of Canadian forces using data obtained from this space-based radar (SBR) satellite system will pose an intricate set of problems, complicated by data transfer requirements and the potential number of agencies involved with different aspects of SBR operations. Since extensive on board processing is unlikely during the early years of SBR, data will need to be downlinked to a central facility, processed, and distributed to appropriate regional stations. Operational tasking requirements from regional stations will have to be coordinated by the central control station and uplinked to the satellite. All of these processes will need to be carried out within the real-time constraints of a surveillance operation. Data transfer and processing constraints are discussed in the context of the command and control issues that will arise with the advent of SBR.


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    Title :

    Command and Control in the Age of Space-Based Surveillance


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    Publication date :

    1990


    Size :

    5 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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