Army Space Cadre Course, Exam 1
CORRECT 100%
What report directed the creation of a space cadre? - ANSWER Space Commission
Report (2001)
Why does the Army maintain an Army space cadre? - ANSWER -Fulfill congressional
mandate
-DoD directive
-Provides efficiency for the Army
Who is eligible to be part of the space cadre? - ANSWER DoD soldiers and civilians
What are the five Space Mission Areas? - ANSWER 1) Position, navigation, and timing
(PNT)
2) SATCOM
3) Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR)
4) Missile Warning
5) Environmental monitoring
List the different operational Army space battalions that contain space cadre. -
ANSWER -1st Space Battalion (Active, operational)
-2nd Space Battalion (Reserves)
-117th Space Battalion (National Guard)
-53rd Signal Battalion (SATCON, payload)
100th Ground-Base Missile Defense (Operational)
-49th missile defense battalion
What is the SMDC Operations Center? Where is it? - ANSWER Provide situational
awareness using global and regional communication resources, Serves as the focal
point for all of the command's operational mission requirements.
Bldg. 3, Peterson AFB
Which four combatants command commanders have global responsibility? - ANSWER -
SOCOM: Special Operational Command
-STRATCOM: Strategic Command
-TRANSCOM: Transportation Command
-CYBERCOM: Cyber Command
What are the seven USSTRATCOM mission areas? - ANSWER -Space Operations
-Nuclear Operations
, -Analysis and Targeting
-Joint Electronic Warfare
-Global Strike
-Missile defense
-Strategic Deterrence
Which JFCC is responsible for space? - ANSWER JFSCC
What is the name of JFCC Space Ops Center? What is the Primary function? Where is
it located? - ANSWER -Combine Space Operation Center (CSpOC)
-Operations center for all things space
-Vandenberg AFB, CA
The commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command is also the Commander
of which JFCC? - ANSWER JFCC-IMD
What is the role of the USASMDC/ARSTRAT Commander, as the Army Service
Component Commander to USSTRATCOM? - ANSWER Force Provider
What are USASMDC/ARSTRATs three lines of effort and what is their function? -
ANSWER 1. Operations: provide trained space and middle defense forces in support of
USSTRATCOM
2. Capability development: develop space and missile defense concept, doctrine, and
techniques
3. Material development: conducts research and development for space and missile
defense related technologies
Where is USASMDC/ARSTRAT's operations hub located? - ANSWER Bldg 3, Peterson
AFB, Co
Define orbit shape: - ANSWER Eccentricity - how not round it is.
(0<e<1)
Define orbit tilt: - ANSWER Inclination - angle of the orbit compared to the equatorial
plane.
(Prograde: 0<i<90)
(Retrograde: 90<i<180)
Define orbit twist: - ANSWER RAAN (Right Ascension of the Ascending Node) - where
the ascending node is relative to vernal equinox direction on the equatorial plane.
Define orbit rotation: - ANSWER Argument of Perigee - measure from the ascending
node to the point of perigee.
CORRECT 100%
What report directed the creation of a space cadre? - ANSWER Space Commission
Report (2001)
Why does the Army maintain an Army space cadre? - ANSWER -Fulfill congressional
mandate
-DoD directive
-Provides efficiency for the Army
Who is eligible to be part of the space cadre? - ANSWER DoD soldiers and civilians
What are the five Space Mission Areas? - ANSWER 1) Position, navigation, and timing
(PNT)
2) SATCOM
3) Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR)
4) Missile Warning
5) Environmental monitoring
List the different operational Army space battalions that contain space cadre. -
ANSWER -1st Space Battalion (Active, operational)
-2nd Space Battalion (Reserves)
-117th Space Battalion (National Guard)
-53rd Signal Battalion (SATCON, payload)
100th Ground-Base Missile Defense (Operational)
-49th missile defense battalion
What is the SMDC Operations Center? Where is it? - ANSWER Provide situational
awareness using global and regional communication resources, Serves as the focal
point for all of the command's operational mission requirements.
Bldg. 3, Peterson AFB
Which four combatants command commanders have global responsibility? - ANSWER -
SOCOM: Special Operational Command
-STRATCOM: Strategic Command
-TRANSCOM: Transportation Command
-CYBERCOM: Cyber Command
What are the seven USSTRATCOM mission areas? - ANSWER -Space Operations
-Nuclear Operations
, -Analysis and Targeting
-Joint Electronic Warfare
-Global Strike
-Missile defense
-Strategic Deterrence
Which JFCC is responsible for space? - ANSWER JFSCC
What is the name of JFCC Space Ops Center? What is the Primary function? Where is
it located? - ANSWER -Combine Space Operation Center (CSpOC)
-Operations center for all things space
-Vandenberg AFB, CA
The commander of Army Space and Missile Defense Command is also the Commander
of which JFCC? - ANSWER JFCC-IMD
What is the role of the USASMDC/ARSTRAT Commander, as the Army Service
Component Commander to USSTRATCOM? - ANSWER Force Provider
What are USASMDC/ARSTRATs three lines of effort and what is their function? -
ANSWER 1. Operations: provide trained space and middle defense forces in support of
USSTRATCOM
2. Capability development: develop space and missile defense concept, doctrine, and
techniques
3. Material development: conducts research and development for space and missile
defense related technologies
Where is USASMDC/ARSTRAT's operations hub located? - ANSWER Bldg 3, Peterson
AFB, Co
Define orbit shape: - ANSWER Eccentricity - how not round it is.
(0<e<1)
Define orbit tilt: - ANSWER Inclination - angle of the orbit compared to the equatorial
plane.
(Prograde: 0<i<90)
(Retrograde: 90<i<180)
Define orbit twist: - ANSWER RAAN (Right Ascension of the Ascending Node) - where
the ascending node is relative to vernal equinox direction on the equatorial plane.
Define orbit rotation: - ANSWER Argument of Perigee - measure from the ascending
node to the point of perigee.
