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Space and Missile
Duties and Responsibilities
On a daily basis, the Space and Missile crew coordinates space and missile operations activities, and coordinates with national and international space agencies on ICBM, space, and satellite launching, as well as space warning, tracking, control and cataloging activities.
The Space and Missile crew operates and controls space and missile operations, performing missile combat crew operations. They maintain readiness to execute, then launch ICBMs and apply current directives for targeting, execution and positive control of ICBMs. They initiate, advise and control space and missile combat crew operations, and serve as duty controller in space and missile command posts. Space and Missile crews perform satellite position predictions, satellite maneuver planning, orbital analysis and space based object position, and also catalog foreign and domestic space objects, detect continental ballistic missile threats and provide assessment to national military command authorities.
Civilian Opportunities
Satellite and Launch Operations
Duties and Responsibilities
Space and launch operations officers perform various functions from payload launch operations to satellite maneuvering, orbital analysis and maintenance for both government, Department of Defense and commercial corporations.
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