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Overview

Military space services encompass the use of space-based capabilities including: positioning, navigation and timing; force protection; intelligence gathering and targeting ability; over-the-horizon and long-range communications and command and control.

Key Terms

Space Services

Space services encompass a broad range of activities related to the development, utilisation, and management of resources and infrastructure in space. These services can be broadly categorised into in-space operations, space-based applications, and related enabling technologies.

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ADF-I-3 ADF Space Power

ADF-I-3 ADF Space Power provides guidance on how space capabilities support the operational effectiveness of Defence and supports providing essential services and functions. It supports commanders and planning staff to have a clear understanding of how space capabilities contribute to operations and how they can be integrated to achieve national objectives.

Space Command - Space Power E-manual

The Space Power Manual is the foundational Defence reference on the employment of space power, complementing and supporting all levels of Defence education and doctrine.