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Archives by date > 2013 > July > 23rd

DMSP: Tempest Tracker for the US Military

Jul 23, 2013 16:25 UTC

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DMSP: points of light

Military commanders have always been subject to the whims of mother nature. Napoleon’s attempt to take Moscow stalled in the bitter cold and snow of the Russian winter. The D-Day invasion was postponed because of a poor weather forecast.

To better predict the weather, the US Department of Defense began an effort in the 1960s called the Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) to use satellites to monitor weather from space. Data from DMSP satellites are used for strategic and tactical weather prediction to aid the US military in planning operations at sea, on land and in the air.

The aging DMSP is being replaced by the National Polar-orbiting Observing Satellite System (NPOESS); however, that system is $3 billion over budget and is not expected to be ready until 2012. In the meantime, DMSP replacement satellites are being launched to keep the system functioning. On Oct 18/09, the DMSP F-18 satellite was launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California. 2 more DMSP satellites – F-19 and F-20 – are expected to be launched before the program ends…

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Rapid Fire July 23, 2013: CJCS Dempsey on Syria, Afghanistan

Jul 23, 2013 13:15 UTC

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  • US Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Dempsey outlined military options in Syria, following Senator McCain’s recent demands. AP | NYT.

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