File:19th Space Defense Squadron talks astronomy, space surveillance with Naval Postgraduate School (7997319).jpg
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[edit]Description19th Space Defense Squadron talks astronomy, space surveillance with Naval Postgraduate School (7997319).jpg |
English: Located at the Naval Support Facility in Dahlgren, Virginia, the 19th SDS provides tasking to the Space Surveillance Network, a worldwide network of satellite-tracking radar sensors and optical telescopes. 19th SDS, alongside its sister unit, the 18th Space Defense Squadron, located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, functions as hub for foundational space awareness and is responsible for maintaining custody of man-made objects in orbit, processing space events (launches, reentries, de-orbits, breakups, maneuvers, etc.), and predicting the likelihood of on-orbit collisions. 19th SDS is a geographically separated unit of Space Delta 2-Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management, headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. |
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Date | Taken on 30 August 2023 | |||
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Author | U.S. Space Force image by Emily Peacock | |||
Location InfoField | Dahlgren, Virginia, United States | |||
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Posted InfoField | 30 August 2023, 17:08:24 |
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