military satellite
Armed forces spacecraft
A military satellite is an artificial satellite operated by armed forces for defense purposes.
Military satellites perform reconnaissance and surveillance, secure communications, navigation (GPS was originally military), missile detection, and weather monitoring for operations.
Unlike civilian satellites, their capabilities and orbits are often classified: The military satellite captured images of troop movements along the border.
- spyCovert information gatherer
- eyes in the skyAerial monitoring devices
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- orbitCurved celestial path
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
GPS · communication · payload · launch · classified · top secret · Pentagon · tracking · antenna · uplink · downlink · radar · imaging · intelligence · defense · scrambled · geosynchronous · space junk
- military equipmenttanks, assault rifle, missiles, grenade, submarines
- spacecraftspacecraft, starships, spaceship, Voyager 1, rocket ships
military satelliteweather satellite
Spacecraft tracking atmospheric conditions
communications satellite · space telescope · GPS satellite · CubeSat
military satellitecarrier pigeon
Trained bird delivering messages
signal fire · messenger · watchtower · observation post · observation balloon
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