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- Objectstaat
- EAN
- 9780700618804
- ISBN
- 0700618805
- Binding
- TP
- Item Height
- 1
- Publication Year
- 2012
- Format
- Trade Paperback
- Language
- English
- Book Title
- America's Space Sentinels : the History of the DSP and Sbirs Satellite Systems
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Genre
- Technology & Engineering, History, Political Science
- Topic
- Military Science, Intelligence & Espionage, Military / United States
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 12.3 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 406 Pages
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Originally published in 1999, America's Space Sentinels won the American Astronautical Society's prestigious Eugene Emme Astronautical Literature Award and quickly established itself as the definitive book for understanding a crucial component of our national defense capabilities. It focused on the emergence and evolution of the Air Force's Defense Support Program (DSP) satellite system, which came on line in 1970 and continued to perform at a high level through the turn of this century and beyond. For this new edition, Jeffrey Richelson covers significant developments during the last dozen years relating to the deployment of these satellites, especially the struggles to develop and launch the follow-on Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS), beginning in the late 1990s and continuing up to the present. The result is a book that remains the first and best source of information regarding these vital programs. As Richelson notes, SBIRS, like its aging but still functioning predecessor, has been designed primarily to provide instant early warning of missile launches from around the globe-particularly China, Russia, North Korea, Pakistan, India, and Iran-through the infra-red sensors carried on each satellite. But the new system--beset by hardware, software, fiscal, and political problems--has only managed to move forward in fits and starts. While it has done so, the DSP system has continued to monitor the skies above the earth; two key ground stations in Australia and Germany have closed; nuclear powers Russia and the United States conferred extensively over the so-called Y2K problem (concerned that a computer malfunction might produce false alarms of a missile attack); and worries over potential launches from nations perceived as hostile to American interests have increased substantially.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University Press of Kansas
ISBN-10
0700618805
ISBN-13
9780700618804
eBay Product ID (ePID)
150601393
Product Key Features
Book Title
America's Space Sentinels : the History of the DSP and Sbirs Satellite Systems
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Military Science, Intelligence & Espionage, Military / United States
Publication Year
2012
Genre
Technology & Engineering, History, Political Science
Number of Pages
406 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
12.3 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ug1523.R535 2012
Edition Number
2
Reviews
"An excellent book that absolutely merits and needs this kind of significant updating."-- Roger Launius , Senior Curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Praise for the first edition: "A very significant contribution to the field of intelligence studies." -- John Prados , author of William Colby and the CIA, Praise for the first edition "Richelson puts these satellite operations in the context of world events--from Russian missile programs to the Gulf War--and explains how DSP's infrared sensors are used to detect meteorites, monitor forest fires, and even gather industrial intelligence."-- Journal of American History "An especially important and welcome addition to the literature of the military space program. Should be required reading for all who are interested in the strategic defense of the United States in the nuclear era."-- Journal of Military History "An important book that valuably broadens the existing literature on space reconnaissance, which until this book focused almost exclusively on photographic imagery. . . . Richelson's insights and access to sources are extraordinary."-- American Historical Review, "An excellent book that absolutely merits and needs this kind of significant updating."- Roger Launius , Senior Curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Praise for the first edition "A very significant contribution to the field of intelligence studies." - John Prados , author of William Colby and the CIA, Praise for the first edition Richelson puts these satellite operations in the context of world eventsfrom Russian missile programs to the Gulf Warand explains how DSPs infrared sensors are used to detect meteorites, monitor forest fires, and even gather industrial intelligence.Journal of American History An especially important and welcome addition to the literature of the military space program. Should be required reading for all who are interested in the strategic defense of the United States in the nuclear era.Journal of Military History An important book that valuably broadens the existing literature on space reconnaissance, which until this book focused almost exclusively on photographic imagery. . . . Richelsons insights and access to sources are extraordinary.American Historical Review, An excellent book that absolutely merits and needs this kind of significant updating.Roger Launius , Senior Curator, Division of Space History, National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Praise for the first edition: A very significant contribution to the field of intelligence studies.John Prados , author of William Colby and the CIA
Table of Content
List of Figures and Tables Preface Acknowledgments 1. Bad News Travels Fast 2. MIDAS 3. Vindication 4. Nurrungar and Buckley 5. DSP's First Decade 6. Surviving World War III 7. Slow Walkers, Fast Walkers, and Joggers 8. Evolutionary Developments and Suicidal Lasers 9. Australia, Germany, and New Mexico 10. Desert Storm 11. False Starts 12. The Unwanted Option 13. High Now, Low Later 14. Future Missions Epilogue Appendices A. Space-Based Infrared Detection of Missiles B. Chronology C. Satellite Launch Listing Notes Bibliographic Essay Index
Copyright Date
2012
Lccn
2012-025940
Dewey Decimal
355.3/432
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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