Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) Service Life Enhancement Program (SLEP) (U)
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.
Details (U):
Description User Impact Programmatics Images Related Initiatives Related Requirements Related Categories Road Map Placements Additional Hotlinks Lead Office POC
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):
Name Title DSCS III Defense Satellite Communication System (DSCS) III This Table Is Unclassified. Related Initiatives (U):
Name Title Adv Wideband Satellite (AWS) Advanced Wideband Satellite (AWS) AN/WSC-6(V)X AN/WSC-6(V)X Atlas Atlas DDS Defense Dissemination System (DDS) DISA STEP Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) Standard Tactical Entry Point (STEP) DSCS III Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) III Eastern Range Eastern Range Lightwt Multi-band Sat Terminal Lightweight Multi-band Satellite Terminal (LMST) MIDAS Multiplexer Integration and DCSS (Digital Communications Satellite Subsystem) Automation System (MIDAS) Single Channel Transponder Sys Single Channel Transponder System (SCTS) STAR-T SHF Tri-Band Advanced Range-Extension Terminal (STAR-T) Wideband Gapfiller Wideband Gapfiller This Table Is Unclassified. Related Requirements (U):None.
Related Categories (U):
Name Title MILSATCOM Military Sattelite Communications Satellite Operations Satellite Operations SHF Satellite Systems Super High Frequency (SHF) Satellite Systems This Table Is Unclassified. Road Map Placements (U):
Name Title Major DoD Space Programs Evolution of the Selected Space Programs MILSATCOM SPACE FORCE ENHANCEMENT: MILSATCOM National Security Space Road Map Integrated System Road Map This Table Is Unclassified. Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):
Name Sattelite Control ORD (95) MILSATCOM Homepage RDT&E Budget Item Project 2638 Navy EHF SATCOM Program (NESP) 1998 Strategic Master Plan This Table Is Unclassified. Lead Office (U):
(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, CAPoint of Contact (U):
(U) Maj Steven Cliatt, SMC, Open Phone: (310) 336-4475.
Date Of Information (U):
(U) 30 September 1997
(U) Road Map Production Date: 12 July 1999
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