military satellites
Space-based defense assets
Military satellites are spacecraft operated by armed forces for defense purposes.
They perform reconnaissance, gathering imagery and signals intelligence; provide secure communications between commanders and troops; enable GPS navigation and precision-guided weapons; detect missile launches; and monitor nuclear tests.
The strike relied on military satellites for targeting data.
Nations guard their military satellite capabilities as critical strategic assets.
- spyCovert information gatherer
- eyes in the skyAerial monitoring devices
- reconnaissanceInformation-gathering before action
- orbitCurved celestial path
- surveillanceSystematic observation of subjects
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- satellitesmicrosatellites, nanosatellites, SES, Terra, Aqua
- defense researchDARPA, defense research, weapons labs, weapons testing, defense technology
- military communicationsradio, walkie-talkie, radio operators, signal flags, morse code
- military avionicsavionics, radar systems, electronic warfare, navigation systems, flight controls
- space policyliability limits, international law, space weapons, weapon ban, arms reduction
- spy satellitesBig Bird, Crystal, Onyx, Misty, Magnum
military satellitesnatural satellites
Bodies orbiting planets
moons · messenger pigeons · signal fires · space debris · observation balloons
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