text: Chapter 11
  • What is the established space control electromagnetic warfare policy by the space force J-6?
  • What are the capabilities and limitations of multinational space operations? Have commanders and
  staffs been briefed?
  • Has the adversary’s use of space assets been analyzed? Have requests for denying militarily useful
  space capabilities to the adversary been considered?
  • Are the correct authorities in place to conduct space operations?
  TARGETING
  11-33. Commanders and staffs consider and answer the following targeting questions with respect to the
  space operations portion of the operations:
  • Is there a multinational space control and targeting process or surveillance and target acquisition
  plan and battle damage assessment process? What countersurveillance control measures are in
  force?
  • Are there multinational targets that can be affected by space capabilities?
  • What multinational targets should be affected by space capabilities?
  • When and where are the targets likely to be identified, accessed, or otherwise engaged to create
  desired effects?
  • How long will the targets remain accessible?
  • What are the related information collection requirements essential to the targeting effort, and how
  and when is the information to be collected, processed, and disseminated?
  • When, where, how, why, and in what priority should the targets be affected?
  • What are the measures of performance and measures of effectiveness of a strike on the target?
  • What or who will obtain assessment or other information required for determining the success or
  failure of each engagement of target nodes?
  • Who receives and processes necessary information, how rapidly, and in what format?
  • What space capabilities are available and sharable at the multinational level? Which space
  capabilities can provide national support only?
  • Do the weapons depend on GPS signals for accuracy?
  • What is the status and accuracy of the GPS signal predicted to be during operations?
  • Has there been positive identification of a military target recently?
  HOST-NATION ISSUES
  11-34. Commanders and staffs consider and answer the following host-nation issues questions with respect
  to the space operations portion of the operations:
  • Has the multinational headquarters coordinated to provide the host-nation with space operations
  support?
  • Has the multinational headquarters anticipated and considered host-nation cultural issues that will
  likely impact multinational space operations?
  • Has the multinational headquarters coordinated to provide the host nation restricted frequency use?
  • Are there any agreements that could affect space operations?
  DOCTRINE
  11-35. Commanders and staffs consider and answer the following doctrine questions with respect to the space
  operations portion of the operations:
  • Is there common multinational space operations doctrine, including definitions and procedures?
  • If no common multinational doctrine exists, can space operations doctrine be developed?
  • What are the applicable doctrinal publications?
  • What are the applicable NATO STANAGs or ABCANZ standards?