space policy space choke points-unclassified
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How to fight and win the next space war.TRANSCRIPT
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Space Policy Issues
- Space Choke Points -
12 December, 2012
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Traditional Orbital View
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 2 of 16 Pages>13,000 Space Objects Confuses Users as to Possible Attack Patterns Developing
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Satellite Attack Warning (SAW)
GEO
MEO
LEO
Military Choke Point:A region of earth or space where systems of military consequence concentrate due to operational, environmental or geophysical constraints.Red Objects
In Normally Blue Zone
Space Has Choke Points As In Terrestrial Systems – They Just Are Not Stationary
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SAW – Icons
• Based on Mil-Std-2525B
• 220 New Space IconsAdversary UnknownNeutralFriend
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 4 of 16 PagesMake SAW Maps Similar to Terrestrial Situation Maps
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SAW – View 1
Satellite Altitude Increase
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 5 of 16 PagesSpace Objects Orbital Changes Are Easy to Identify
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SAW – View 2
COSMOS 2421 Breakup
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 6 of 16 PagesSpace Debris Clouds & Their Source Can Easily be Viewed
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SAW – SDIZ
Space Defense ID
Zones (SDIZ)
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 7 of 16 PagesSSA Detection Zones Help Partial Out Operational Responsibility
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SAW – Simulated Attack Against GPS
Red Objects Approaching
Blue GPS Zone
New Space Objects Conducting GEO Transfer Orbital
Maneuvers
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 8 of 16 PagesMajor Maneuvers of Space Objects are Easily Visualized
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SAW – “Dead” Stages as Anti-Satellites (ASATS)
Orbital Change Over Time
Launch Vehicle Stages With
Hidden ASAT Capabilities
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 9 of 16 PagesSimultaneous Attack Maneuvers Can Easily be Detected
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SAW – Multiple Attacks Against One GPS
Red Rocket Stages Have Large State Change Scores for RADAR
Cross Sections (RCS)[Stages Have Changed
Orientation]
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 10 of 16 PagesSpace Objects Playing Dead Can be Detected With Unusual Movements
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Space Choke PointsSpace Object Altitude vs Inclination - LEO
NORAD Satellite Catalog Data as of 2-16-06
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98.0 98.1 98.2 98.3 98.4 98.5 98.6 98.7 98.8 98.9 99.0
Inclination (Degrees)
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Live Non-Military Satellites
Live Military Satellites
Dead Space Objects
Hohmann Maneuver Envelopeat 100 M/sec Delta-V
ORBVIEW-02
SAUDISAT 2
USA 106
CERISE
Red Satellite-2
SNAP-1
USA 172
RADARSAT-I
Red Satellite-1 NOAA 18
Space Junk
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 11 of 16 PagesThere are Many Potential Sources of Attack
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Sun-Synchronous Choke Points
80 m/s Delta-V 500 m/s Delta-V
523 m/s Delta-V
641 m/s Delta-V
144 m/s Delta-V448 m/s Delta-V
1317 m/s Delta-V
430 m/s Delta-V
26 m/s Delta-V
459 m/s Delta-V
3607 m/s Delta-V
2826 m/s Delta-V
2543 m/s Delta-V
688 m/s Delta-V
Delta-V Required for2-Burn Hohmann
Transfer Rendezvousto Appear Like
Another Satellite
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 12 of 16 PagesSatellites Can Maneuver to Confuse Targeting Assets
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Example Attack LocationsOptimized for Space Surveillance
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 13 of 16 PagesSome Parts of a Satellite's Orbit May Be More Vulnerable than Others
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Threat Envelope Chart (TEC) View 1
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 14 of 16 PagesSome Orbits are Easier to Maneuver to Than Others
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Example Threat Envelope View 2Circle Size Denotes Amount of Delta-V to Reach Target From This Position In Space
Color of Circle Denotes Amount of Time to Reach Target From This Position In Space
Red Asterisk DenotesLocation of Target
Black Boxes DenoteLocations of Live
Satellites
Gray Boxes DenoteLocations of Dead
Space Objects
04/07/23 10:54 PM Szymanski UNCLASSIFIED Page 15 of 16 PagesSome Regions of Space May be More Threatening than Others
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Example Threat Envelope View 3
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