WWMCCS SPACE ASSETS; CONTRIBUTORS TO A TOTAL SYSTEM

Abstract

This paper outlines the roles of satellite systems in the context of the overall WWMCCS mission. It describes the types of operational interdependencies that exist between ground elements and the satellites of space systems and proposes that, because of these interdependencies, equal consideration of the survivability of ground elements must be included in system planning in order to capitalize on the contribution of space assets to the WWMCCS mission.