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Office within NASA
The Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program places the three prime NASA space communications networks, Space Network (SN), Near Earth Network
Space Communications and Navigation Program
Space_Communications_and_Navigation_Program
Network of radio communication facilities run by NASA
contribution to the early days of space probe tracking, see Project Space Track; the Madrid Deep Space Communications Complex (40°25′53″N 4°14′53″W /
NASA_Deep_Space_Network
Topics referred to by the same term
Protocol Communications, Navigation, and Networking reConfigurable Testbed (CoNNeCT), a testbed for the Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN)
Connect
Interplanetary radio communication station
It is managed in Australia by the CSIRO for NASA’s Space Communications and Navigation program (SCaN) at NASA Headquarters in Washington D.C. The complex
Canberra Deep Space Communication Complex
Canberra_Deep_Space_Communication_Complex
Topics referred to by the same term
and images Shared Check Authorization Network (SCAN), a database of bad check writers and collection agency for bad checks Space Communications and Navigation
Scan
One of a few key individuals in the United States military acquisition process
E. C. McClain Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (MCPNT or SSC/CG): Cordell A. Delapena Jr. Space Sensing (SSC/SN): Col Robert
Program_executive_officer
site yet to be determined. Space Network Near Earth Network NASA Deep Space Network Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN) "NASA Exploration
Lunar Exploration Ground Sites
Lunar_Exploration_Ground_Sites
US observatory near Barstow, California
NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) program’s Deep Space Network (DSN), whose mission is to provide the vital two-way communications link
Goldstone Deep Space Communications Complex
Goldstone_Deep_Space_Communications_Complex
Technology development overview
launch vehicle, tracking network, and regulatory framework. Artificial satellites are used for communications, navigation, Earth observation, weather monitoring
Outline of artificial satellites
Outline_of_artificial_satellites
Annual NASA global hackathon
launch of TDRS-M, a NASA Tracking and Data Relay Satellite operated by the Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN). The mission experienced delays
NASA International Space Apps Challenge
NASA_International_Space_Apps_Challenge
Retrieved 2026-06-23. "Space Communications and Navigation Fun Facts". NASA.gov. NASA. Retrieved 2026-06-23. "NASA Communications Program History" (PDF). IT
NASA Integrated Services Network
NASA_Integrated_Services_Network
Space service branch of the U.S. military
warning, satellite communications, and positioning, navigation, and timing. Assured space access ensures that the Space Force can deploy and sustain equipment
United_States_Space_Force
American satellite-based radio navigation service
hyperbolic navigation system owned by the United States Space Force and operated by Mission Delta 31. It is one of the global navigation satellite systems
Global_Positioning_System
Test in spaceflight
(responsible for the flight path of the space vehicle) GUIDANCE – Guidance Officer (monitored onboard navigational systems and onboard guidance computer software)
Launch_status_check
The United States space programs include NASA for civil space, the United States Space Force for military space, and the National Reconnaissance Office
List of space programs of the United States
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Project by the European Space Agency
programme or the Moonlight Lunar Communications and Navigation Services (LCNS) is an initiative by the European Space Agency (ESA) with the goal of creating
Moonlight_Programme
U.S. Space Force space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command
after 17 days in orbit. The Space Systems Division began development on the Initial Defense Communications Satellite Program (IDCSP) in 1962, launching
Space_Systems_Command
Military unit
Space Force. The unit's mission is to support Space Systems Command’s Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (MCPNT) Program Executive
System_Delta_831
Military Communications satellites Satellites for electronic countermeasures Satellite aids for navigation Manned maintenance and resupply outer space vehicles
History of the United States Space Force
History_of_the_United_States_Space_Force
Military unit
on Satellite Communications and will report to the program executive office for Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT).
System_Delta_88
Development and acquisition organizations of the U.S. Navy
(Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance), business information technology and space systems. Their mission
Naval Information Warfare Systems Command Program Executive Offices
Naval_Information_Warfare_Systems_Command_Program_Executive_Offices
on board navigational systems and on board guidance computer software. Responsible for determining the position of the spacecraft in space. One well-known
List of NASA's flight control positions
List_of_NASA's_flight_control_positions
Group of artificial satellites working together as a system
Initial Rollout of LEO-Based Navigation Services". TrustPoint. Retrieved 2026-06-19. Space, ArkEdge (2026-05-19). "ArkEdge Space delivers study for JAXA on
Satellite_constellation
communication, navigation, reconnaissance and scientific research. China Manned Space Program operates Tiangong, one of two active space stations alongside
Chinese_space_program
National Space Agency of Pakistan
infrastructure, space transportation systems, launch facilities, navigation systems, and tracking observatories. National Register: Maintain a register of space objects
SUPARCO
Space exploration program conducted by the Soviet Union from 1951 to 1991
The Soviet space program (Russian: Космическая программа СССР, romanized: Kosmicheskaya programma SSSR) was the state space program of the Soviet Union
Soviet_space_program
Iran's governmental space agency
Vice-Minister of Communications and Information Technology and Secretary of the Supreme Council of Space simultaneously. In 2015, Iran's space program was quietly
Iranian_Space_Agency
Space warfare arm of the People's Liberation Army
satellites, 45 for the BeiDou system of satellite navigation, 12 military communications satellites, and three early warning satellites for ballistic missile
People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force
People's_Liberation_Army_Aerospace_Force
Chinese global navigation satellite system
BeiDou Navigation Satellite System (BDS; Chinese: 北斗卫星导航系统; pinyin: běidǒu wèixīng dǎoháng xìtǒng) is a satellite-based radio navigation system owned and operated
BeiDou
Process of monitoring and controlling the movement of a craft or vehicle
The field of navigation includes four general categories: land navigation, marine navigation, aeronautic navigation, and space navigation. It is also the
Navigation
American space and aeronautics agency
extensive ground and communications infrastructure, including the Deep Space Network and the Near Earth Network. Its science programs focus on Earth observation
NASA
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
an Apollo Applications Program, which consisted of Skylab, a space station that supported three crewed missions in 1973–1974, and the Apollo–Soyuz Test
Apollo_program
Use of satellite signals for navigation or geo-spatial positioning
Satellite navigation (satnav) or satellite positioning is the use of satellites for navigation or geopositioning. A global navigation satellite system
Satellite_navigation
American satellite communications company
by Iridium Communications in April 2024. According to the company, it is the only LEO satellite based commercial positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT)
Iridium_Communications
Economic activities related to space
2020. Retrieved 15 May 2011. "Significant Achievements in Space Communications and Navigation, 1958–1964" (PDF). NASA-SP-93. NASA. 1966. pp. 30–32. Archived
Commercial_use_of_space
Russian global navigation satellite system
satellite navigation system operating as part of a radionavigation-satellite service. It provides an alternative to the Global Positioning System (GPS) and was
GLONASS
The Chinese space program today conducts the most or second most orbital launches each year; China is one of three countries with a human spaceflight
History of the Chinese space program
History_of_the_Chinese_space_program
of the Deep Space Communications Center in Yevpatoria has been a permanent participant in the implementation of deep space research programs. On August
National Space Facilities Control and Test Center
National_Space_Facilities_Control_and_Test_Center
Chinese space satellites
satellites are a pair of Chinese Lunar Exploration Program's lunar navigation and communications test satellites based on Queqiao-2 relay satellite technology
Tiandu
NASA payload launched in 2021
The Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD) is a NASA mission that will test laser communication in space for extremely long distances, between
Laser Communications Relay Demonstration
Laser_Communications_Relay_Demonstration
Satellite navigation system
continuous navigation satellite service from 1964, initially for Polaris submarines and later for civilian use as well. In the Project DAMP Program, the missile
Transit (satellite navigation system)
Transit_(satellite_navigation_system)
Vietnamese American aerospace engineer
and Satellite Navigation programs within the Advanced Spacecraft Components Technology, Space Control, and Geospace Communications and Navigation branches
Khanh_D._Pham
American NASA aeronautical engineer
tasked to do the programming and test verification of both Command and Lunar Module Guidance, Navigation, and Control computer programs for all the Apollo
David_Hoag
Space program of the Philippines
Science and Technology (DOST). The space program includes space research and development, and is funded through the National SPACE Development Program (NSDP)
Philippine_space_program
Branch of engineering
Guidance, navigation and control (abbreviated GNC, GN&C, or G&C) is a branch of engineering dealing with the design of systems to control the movement
Guidance, navigation, and control
Guidance,_navigation,_and_control
SpaceX satellite Internet constellation
the Internet into space. However, SpaceX's stake was sold back to EADS Astrium in 2008 after SSTL became more focused on navigation and Earth observation
Starlink
Military unit
interdicting adversary space capabilities, including counter-satellite communications, counter-surveillance and reconnaissance, and navigation warfare in support
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command
United_States_Army_Space_and_Missile_Defense_Command
for and engage in activities relating to outer space, including the operation of space systems, and space exploration.[citation needed] Their objectives
List of government space agencies
List_of_government_space_agencies
Conspiracy theory about Soviet cosmonauts
Soviet space program covered up cosmonaut deaths in the 1960s. The pair claimed to have recorded communications from several failed secret Soviet space missions
Lost_Cosmonauts
Optical Space Infrared Downlink System (OSIRIS) is an experimental program of DLR's Institute of Communications and Navigation (at Stuttgart university
Optical Space Infrared Downlink System
Optical_Space_Infrared_Downlink_System
Artificial satellite used for military purposes
purpose. The most common missions are intelligence gathering, navigation and military communications. The first military satellites were photographic reconnaissance
Military_satellite
Terrestrial communications network operated by NASA
Spacecraft Tracking and Data Acquisition Network (STADAN) Manned Space Flight Network (MSFN) Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN), established
NASCOM
Aerospace company
communications, ATM (air traffic management), training solutions, and drone services. As part of the Telespazio Group – with its network of 4 space centres
Telespazio_Germany
Spaceflight programme in China
pinyin: Jiǔèryī Gōngchéng) is a space program developed by the People's Republic of China and run by the China Manned Space Agency (CMSA) under the Equipment
China_Manned_Space_Program
Military unit
to defend navigation, weather, communications and missile warning satellites from enemy attacks in space and on the ground. The 614th Space Intelligence
614th Space Intelligence Squadron
614th_Space_Intelligence_Squadron
Branch of space physics and aeronomy
interest in space weather expanded as military and commercial systems came to depend on systems that could be affected by space weather. Communications satellites
Space_weather
Current generation of GPS satellites
2026. "Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Overview & GPS Enterprise Update" (PDF). U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command.
GPS_Block_III
US DoD space access program
C/NOFS (Communications/Navigation Outage Forecasting System) satellite, which was launched on 16 April 2008, was operated by the Space Test Program. The
Space_Test_Program
NASA operations facility in Texas
grew out of the Space Task Group (STG) headed by Robert R. Gilruth that was formed to coordinate the U.S. crewed spaceflight program. The STG was based
Johnson_Space_Center
Family of software-defined radios
the direction of NASA's Space Communications and Navigation Program, meant as a first step to replace the aging Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System
Frontier_Radio
Military branch for space warfare
Space Force. U.S. space forces were first employed in the Vietnam War, and continued to provide satellite communications, weather, and navigation support
Space_force
Echelon III activity of the United States Navy
communications modeling and analysis Ocean engineering Navigation support Marine mammal operational systems Integration of space communications and surveillance
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
Naval_Information_Warfare_Center_Pacific
Official efforts to develop space capabilities
announced that the United Kingdom Global Navigation Satellite System (UKGNSS) would not be affiliated with the European Space Agency's Galileo satellite system
British_space_programme
space programs, both civilian and military, through regulatory agencies. The early history of U.S. space policy is linked to the U.S.–Soviet Space Race
Space policy of the United States
Space_policy_of_the_United_States
NASA satellite to test the Lunar Gateway orbit
for the now canceled Lunar Gateway space station. The spacecraft is a 12-unit CubeSat that is also testing a navigation system that is measuring its position
CAPSTONE
Ukrainian government agency
agency responsible for space policy and programs. It was formed on 29 February 1992, and was based on the Soviet space program infrastructure that remained
State_Space_Agency_of_Ukraine
The South Korean space program began in earnest in the 1980s when research on space development began. Korea Aerospace Research Institute was established
South_Korean_space_program
Partially reusable launch system and space plane
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was the Space Transportation System
Space_Shuttle
Apollo spacecraft guidance system
control optical units, a Space Sextant for the CM and an Alignment Optical Telescope for the LM a mechanical frame, called the navigation base (or navbase),
Apollo_PGNCS
California company founded in 1960
Communications System (DSCS), and the Defense Support Program (DSP). During the 1970s, Aerospace began performing advanced space program analysis and
The_Aerospace_Corporation
Commercial orbital communications network
portal Deep Space Network (DSN) Eastern Range (ER) Indian Deep Space Network (IDSN) Space Communications and Navigation Program (SCaN) Space Network (SN)
Near_Earth_Network
large-scale rocket programs were initiated in Nazi Germany by Wernher von Braun. The Soviet Union took the lead in the post-war Space Race, launching the
History_of_spaceflight
Planned South Korean navigational system
launched into space in 2027. South Korean space program Byung-wook, Kim (2021-09-26). "LIG Nex1 to develop Korea's own satellite navigation system". The
Korean_Positioning_System
Independent aerospace manufacturer and defense contractor
reusable spacecraft dubbed the Space Shuttle. Honeywell also did work for the Skylab experiments, the Viking program and the Pioneer 10. In 1966 a young
Honeywell_Aerospace
Indian space researcher
including spacecraft power systems elements, navigation, communications, remote sensing, meteorology and interplanetary exploration. After completion
M._Sankaran
Spacecraft capable of aerodynamic flight in atmosphere
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program. Its official program name was the Space Transportation System
Spaceplane
Spanish private capital business group
the Space Programme (EUSPA) awarded GMV leadership of a consortium to design, develop, and deploy the Communications Hub for the GOVSATCOM program, the
GMV_(company)
Space network project
LunaNet is called Lunar Navigation Satellite System (LNSS) Deep Space Network, NASA spacecraft communications Artemis program, NASA's return to the Moon
LunaNet
Objects intentionally placed into orbit
including communication relay, weather forecasting, navigation (GPS), broadcasting, scientific research, and Earth observation. Additional military uses are
Satellite
Vehicle or machine designed to fly in space
fly and operate in outer space. Spacecraft are used for a variety of purposes, including communications, Earth observation, meteorology, navigation, space
Spacecraft
Pair of NASA landers and orbiters sent to Mars in 1976
The Viking program consisted of a pair of identical American space probes, Viking 1 and Viking 2 both launched in 1975, and landed on Mars in 1976. The
Viking_program
U.S. federal agency
distinct military functions such as communications, surveillance, navigation, battle management, deterrence, and missile defense. The satellite constellation
Space_Development_Agency
Satellite bus
ordered in 2001 and launched in 2004. The NASA Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN) Program Office in December 2007 selected the BSS-601HP for its
Boeing_601
Use of outer space for military aims
application. Outer space has since been used as an operating location for military spacecraft such as imaging and communications satellites, and some ballistic
Militarisation_of_space
Turkish-American aerospace executive and engineer
laser communications manufacturer Mynaric and is founding partner of venture capital firm Alpine Space Ventures. Altan was born in Istanbul, Turkey, and attended
Bulent_Altan
Series of NASA satellites
Observatories satellites are four large, powerful space-based astronomical telescopes launched between 1990 and 2003. They were built with different technology
Great_Observatories_program
Technology developed for use in Space exploration
sensing, satellite navigation systems, satellite television, and some long-distance communications systems critically rely on space infrastructure. Of
Space_technology
Soviet space program launched multiple dogs into space, with the first sub-orbital flights in 1951, and first orbital flights in 1957. Two tortoises and several
Animals_in_space
Spaceflight not by a government
developed and flew spacecraft above the Kármán line, the nominal boundary of space. Both the U.S. civilian space program and Soviet space program were operated
Private_spaceflight
the program, Australia had separate space related programs under the Department of Defence, CSIRO, the Department of Transport and Communications, multiple
National_Space_Program
European global navigation satellite system
Galileo is a global navigation satellite system (GNSS) created by the European Union through the European Space Agency (ESA) and operated by the European
Galileo (satellite navigation system)
Galileo_(satellite_navigation_system)
Satellite manufacturing division of Boeing
list of past satellites and space probes from Boeing Satellite Systems Complete list of current navigation and communications satellites projects at Boeing
Boeing Satellite Development Center
Boeing_Satellite_Development_Center
utilized in other industries and society (such as the development of communications satellites) Improved knowledge of space and the origin of the universe
Benefits_of_space_exploration
GPS III satellite
domain. "Military Communications & Positioning, Navigation, and Timing Overview & GPS Enterprise Update" (PDF). U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command.
USA-440
outlook for Russia's space program started to look more favourable. In 2001, the development of the GLONASS satellite navigation system was made a government
Space_industry_of_Russia
Russian satellite manufacturing company
different space systems and over a thousand individual satellites. In particular, the company was responsible for designing the GLONASS satellite navigation system
Information Satellite Systems Reshetnev
Information_Satellite_Systems_Reshetnev
Space exploration concept
planetary system as far as Pluto, and not explore interstellar space. Anders Sandberg and Stuart Armstrong argued that launching the colonization of the
Self-replicating_spacecraft
Instrument in space to study astronomical objects
NASA, ISRO, ESA, CNSA, JAXA and the Soviet space program (later succeeded by Roscosmos of Russia). As of 2022, many space observatories have already completed
Space_telescope
European organisation dedicated to space exploration
cooperation and identify projects in a range of areas including deep space, communications, navigation, remote asset management, data analytics and mission
European_Space_Agency
1960s experimental communications satellites
The New York Times. p. 11. "Significant Achievements in Space Communications and Navigation, 1958-1964" (PDF). NASA-SP-93. NASA. 1966. pp. 30–32. Archived
Relay_program
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