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The course introduces students to military space systems and the use of the space domain as a component of military power. It provides an overview of the space environment, including different types of orbits and their uses, space launch, and key differences between the space domain and other domains of warfare. It covers the major types of military space systems used by the U.S. and other countries: precision navigation and timing; communications; intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR); missile warning; space situational awareness; and counterspace capabilities. The course examinea the operational capabilities each type of space system enables, the threats posed to these systems, and the merits of commercial and terrestrial alternatives to military space systems. This is a two-credit course. <a href="http://bit.ly/1bebp5s" target="_blank">Click here to see evaluations, syllabi, and faculty bios</a>