The missions and personnel assigned to the battalion today will be expanded upon in the future as more space-based applications are infused into Army operations . Army Space Support Teams. Each team is capable of conducting sustained operations with their equipment, or it can train designated soldiers to operate the equipment. The team can aid staffs in making optimal use of satellite reconnaissance advance notice data, which provides information on potential threat satellites and their capabilities to monitor friendly operations. A number of phenomena occur on the surface of the sun which dramatically effect terrestrial and space-based communications, GPS signal reception and radars.
Satellite imagery consists of digital images of the Earth's surface from space.
The images are a construct of the digital imagery seen as bands of light. Different band combinations provide different views. Additionally, the intelligence directorate assists the supported staff's planning effort by providing expertise on enemy and friendly availability to employ commercial satellites, enemy and friendly space vulnerabilities, and recommendations to support the targeting process. Satellite Communications . The team provides a limited supplement to a unit's early entry communications capability through its International Maritime Satellite hand-carried terminals, which can provide secure fax, data, telex and voice, anywhere in the world.