1. Levi Plouse Taylor King
Spy Satellites
Levi Plouse
Taylor King

2. Reconnaissance Started with airplanes during World War 1
Height increased area seen

3. Satellites Why use satellites?
Lack of reliable intelligence from ground
More difficult to destroy
Can go anywhere

5. Corona-1960s

6. Intelligence Gathering

7. SIGINT Signals Intelligence
Radio Messages
Determine Source or Destination of message
Determine Content of the message
Traffic analylisis
Cryptanalysis
Understanding encrypted content of the message
Cellphones
Spy Satellites can listen in to communications from 1000km away

8. IMINT Imagery Intelligence
Gathering information from images
Max resolution of 6 inches
Photography

10. MASINT (Measurement and Signature Intelligence)
Radiation
Searching for ICBMs
Infrared Radiatiaon
Moving Vehicles
Human heat signature
Traffic causing ground vibrations
Submarine tracking

11. Anti-Satellite Weapons

12. Project SAINT US program 1+ megaton nuclear warhead
Cancelled due to effects of radiation

13. Soviet Hunter-Killer Co-orbital Suicidal detonation

14. MHV Launched from F-15 Kinetic Kill Vehicle 24,000 km/h closing

15. Directed-energy Weapons

16. Acknowledgements Dr. Kurtz Dr. Tashakkori Dr. Burris Dr. Schwab
Summer Bridge Program
Appalachian State University
National Scientific Foundation

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