Overview

Security clearance: TS/SCI

Included in degrees & certificates

• 288

Eligibility

The following are eligible for this offering:

• Naval Officers
• Naval Enlisted
• Non-Naval Officers
• Non-Naval Enlisted
• DON Civilians
• DOD Civilians
• Defense Contractors
• Non-DOD Federal Employees
• State and Local Government Employees
• US Civilians

Prerequisites

• EC3410
• EO3512
• EC3500

Learning Outcomes

·       Explain the general history of space-based reconnaissance.

·       Examine the types for orbits, including specific orbital parameters.

·       Calculate properties involving specific spacecraft orbits.

·       Perform computations in involving receiver link equation based upon specific antenna properties.

·       Calculate the specific properties of the coverage area for particular signal types and collection scenarios.

·       Understand concepts of time difference of arrival and frequency difference of arrival in enabling estimates of signal position

·       Utilize software which estimate uncooperative signal position based upon different signal intelligence collector properties.

·       Understand the properties of our national technical means systems for collecting valuable and classified signals and imagery intelligence.

·       Examine the properties of operational signals intelligence collection systems, including all stages of processing.

·       Determine whether a linear shift register is maximal length based upon a specific set of tap positions.

·       Understand the concepts of spread spectrum signals with relevance to uncooperative signals collection.