Research Guides: Satellite Communications: More Resources

Organizations

Aerospace.org
Space policy and strategy papers
Aerospace Security Project
A project of the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
Contains the annual Space Threat Assessment and the Counterspace Timeline (1962-2020)
American Astronautical Society (AAS)
The premier network of current and future space professionals dedicated to advancing all space activities. National meetings, technical meetings, symposia and publications.
American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
World’s largest technical society dedicated to the global aerospace profession
Combined Force Space Component Command (CFSCC)
As one of its primary roles, CFSCC plans, tasks, directs, monitors, and assess the execution of combined and joint space operations for theater effects on behalf of the Commander of USSPACECOM in order to directly integrate with ongoing operations in other Combatant Commands.
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Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) reports to the CFSCC and executes the operational command and control of space forces to achieve theater and global objectives.

Defense.gov
Reports, fact sheets, memorandums and other DOD communications on space
GPS.gov
GPS is operated and maintained by the U.S. Space Force. GPS.gov is maintained by the National Coordination Office for Space-Based Positioning, Navigation, and Timing.
Satellite Industry Association
Includes the State of the Satellite Industry Report, white papers, testimony, news, and more
Secure World Foundation
A private operating foundation that promotes cooperative solutions for space sustainability and the peaceful uses of outer space. The Foundation acts as a research body, convener and facilitator to promote key space security and other space related topics and to examine their influence on governance and international development
Space Policies. Office of Space Commerce (NOAA)
Includes link to the National Space Policy
US GAO Reports on Satellites
Topics include cost analysis, data collection, procurement planning, program evaluation, program management, risk management, schedule slippages, space exploration, strategic planning, weather forecasting
US Space Command
United States Space Command (USSPACECOM) conducts operations in, from, and to space to deter conflict, and if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint/Combined force, and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners.
US Space Force
The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the newest branch of the Armed Forces
Space Force Journal
US Space Force's professional journal

Database of Observation Satellites
Database of digital high to medium resolution (GSD<50m) Earth observation satellites, government or commercial (excluding universities). Includes LEO ELINT satellites, and film systems launched since 2000.

Dundee Satellite Station Ltd
Satellite Modeling Software - Satellite Tool Kit (STK)
Industry standard for modeling and evaluating satellite orbits. Download free tool from AGI.
SaVi - satellite constellation visualization
Simulate satellite orbits and coverage, in two and three dimensions. Particularly useful for simulating satellite constellations such as Iridium and Globalstar.

Union of Concerned Scientists (UCS) Satellite Database
List of operational satellites currently in orbit around the Earth. Includes basic information about more than 800 satellites and their orbits, but does not contain the detailed information necessary to locate individual satellites. Users can find information about a particular satellite; identify sets of satellites having a common characteristic, such as altitude or mission; and sort or aggregate data about the whole population of satellites.

AAS/AIAA Astrodynamics Specialist Conference
Annual conference hosted by the American Astronautical Society (AAS) and the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA)
Space Symposium
Annual symposium sponsored by the Space Foundation
Small Satellite Conference (Utah State University)
Conference proceedings freely available
Atlantic Council Events
Recorded videos and sometimes accompanying PDFs

See: State of the space industrial base XXXX: Building space infrastructure and services for security and prosperity
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