(U) Misawa

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)

Overview: (U)
(U)  The Misawa Passive Radio Frequency (RF) space surveillance site tracks satellites using RF signal emmisions to compute angle of arrival observations.  This site provides coverage of geosynchronous satellites utilizing the Deep Space Tracking System (DSTS).

Description: (U)
(U)    The 2nd Command and Control Squadron (2CACS) housed at Schriever AFB, is the command and control node for the passive radio frequency (RF) sensors, one of which is the space surveillance site at Misawa, Japan supported by the 3rd Space Surveillance Squadron.  This site is used for the tracking of geosynchronous space objects. 

User Impact: (U)
(U) Loss of Misawa would have dramatic impact on the deep space surveillance mission and maintenance of the space catalogue.

Programmatics: (U)
(U) Operational.

(U) Organizations and Funding:
	(U) AFSPC: Funding Source.

Related Initiatives: (U)
(U) None.

Related Requirements: (U)
(U) None.

Related Categories: (U)
(U) Dedicated Sensors, Passive RF

Road Map Placements: (U)
(U) SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK.

Lead Office: (U)
(U) Air Force.

Date of Information: (U)
28 August 1998

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)