The Defense Support Program

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The Defense Support Program
By Matt Coulter ASCI 511
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Overview

• Mission
• Facts

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Mission

• Early Detection of missile launches and nuclear
  explosions
• Geostationary Orbit
• Lead Sulfide Infrared Sensors

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Facts

• First Deployed in 1970
• Grew out of 1960s program Missile Defense Alarm
  System (MiDAS)
• 5 Phases or Blocks

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Facts

• Detected SCUD Launches during Desert Storm
• Once Launched in Shuttle STS-44
• Designed to last up to 5 years, some have lasted
  longer than 10.

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Conclusion

• Mission
• Facts

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Sources Cited

• http//www.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?fsID96
  
• http//www.losangeles.af.mil/SMC/PA/Fact_Sheets/ds
  p_fs.htm
• http//www.spaceandtech.com/spacedata/logs/2001/20
  01-033a_dsp-21_sum.shtml
• http//www.globalsecurity.org/space/systems/dsp.ht
  m