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(U) Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) Service Life Enhancement Program (SLEP)

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Overview (U):

(U) The DSCS Service Life Enhancement Program (DSCS SLEP) will provide performance enhancements for the last four DSCS III satellites. These enhancements are designed to increase the DSCS tactical system capacity by over 200 percent.


Description (U):

(U) The DSCS Service Life Enhancement Program (SLEP) is designed to expand tactical system capacity by upgrading the last four of the five unlaunched satellites. The SLEP includes an upgrade to channels 1-6 with 50 watt traveling wave tube amplifiers, an upgrade to the solar cells, a refinement of gain step attenuation, and an incorporation of a routing switch mod that allows channel 5 to be configured to either the gimbal dish antenna or multi-beam antenna. The SLEP program will increase the overall system capacity to tactical users by more than 200%. The first DSCS SLEP launch is planned for FY98.

User Impact (U):

(U) The Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) provides Super High Frequency (SHF) wideband and anti-jam satellite communications supporting critical national and strategic requirements for the National Command Authorities (NCA), ground mobile forces of all services, White House Communications Agency (WHCA), Navy, NATO, UK, and Diplomatic Telecommunications Service.

Programmatics (U):

(U) Programmed.

Images (U):

NameTitle
DSCS IIIDefense Satellite Communication System (DSCS) III
This Table Is Unclassified.

Related Initiatives (U):
NameTitle
Adv Wideband Satellite (AWS)Advanced Wideband Satellite (AWS)
AN/WSC-6(V)XAN/WSC-6(V)X
AtlasAtlas
DDSDefense Dissemination System (DDS)
DISA STEPDefense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Standard Tactical Entry Point (STEP)
DSCS IIIDefense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III
Eastern RangeEastern Range
Lightwt Multi-band Sat TerminalLightweight Multi-band Satellite Terminal (LMST)
MIDASMultiplexer Integration and DCSS (Digital Communications Satellite Subsystem) Automation System (MIDAS)
Single Channel Transponder SysSingle Channel Transponder System (SCTS)
STAR-TSHF Tri-Band Advanced Range-Extension Terminal (STAR-T)
Wideband GapfillerWideband Gapfiller
This Table Is Unclassified.

Related Requirements (U): None.

Related Categories (U):
NameTitle
MILSATCOMMilitary Sattelite Communications
Satellite OperationsSatellite Operations
SHF Satellite SystemsSuper High Frequency (SHF) Satellite Systems
This Table Is Unclassified.

Road Map Placements (U):

NameTitle
Major DoD Space ProgramsEvolution of the Selected Space Programs
MILSATCOMSPACE FORCE ENHANCEMENT: MILSATCOM
National Security Space Road MapIntegrated System Road Map
This Table Is Unclassified.

Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):

Name
Navy EHF SATCOM Program (NESP)
MILSATCOM Homepage
This Table Is Unclassified.

Lead Office (U):

Air Force.

(U) DoD: USD (A&T) and OASD(C3I), Pentagon, Washington, DC
(U) Service Staff: Air Force: SAF/AQS, HQAF/XOR Pentagon, Washington, DC
(U) Major Command: AFMC, Space and Missile Systems Center, Los Angeles AFB, CA
(U) Program Management: AF PEO (Space), Pentagon, Washington, DC; MILSATCOM Joint Program Office, Los Angeles AFB, CA

Point of Contact (U):

(U) Maj Steven Cliatt, SMC, Open Phone: (310) 336-4475.

Date Of Information (U):

(U) 30 September 1997



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(U) Road Map Production Date: 23 June 2001


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).