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SPACE SYSTEMS OPERATIONS (366)
Completion of this curriculum qualifies an officer as a Space Systems Operations Subspecialist with a subspecialty code of 6206P. The curriculum sponsors are OPNAV N61, Navy Space Systems Division and Naval Network Warfare Command. The designated Subject Matter Expert is the Naval Networks and Space Operations Command. The 366 curriculum is designed to meet Educational Skill Requirements based on periodic reviews.
Typical Billets in this Subspecialty
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OPNAV (N63) TENCAP Assistant
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SPAWAR Space Systems Field Activity Project Officer
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NAVNETSPAOPSCOM Staff Officer
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USSTRATCOM Staff Officer
- NAVSECGRUs/DETs
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A baccalaureate degree with above-average grades
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completion of mathematics through differential equations and integral calculus, plus at least one course in calculus-based physics
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An APC of 323, which entails the following:
minimum GPA of 2.20
completion of Calculus sequence with a minimum C+ average
completion of Calculus based Physics sequence with minimum C+ average
Note: Students lacking this background may matriculate through the one-quarter Engineering Science program (Curriculum 460). A TOP SECRET security clearance is required with SPECIAL INTELLIGENCE (SI) clearance obtainable.
Typical Course of Study
| Refresher Quarter | ||
| MA1113 | (4-0) | Single Variable Calculus |
| MA1114 | (4-0) | Single
Variable Calculus II with Matrix Algebra |
| PH1001 | (4-2) | Mechanics |
| PH1002 | (4-2) | Electricity
and Magnetism |
|
Quarter
1 |
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| MO1903 | (3-0) | Applied
Math for Space Systems |
| SS3011 | (3-0) | Space
Technology and Applications |
| PH1121 | (4-2) | Mechanics |
| CC3000 | (4-0) | C4ISR |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Seminar |
|
Quarter 2 |
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| OS2100 | (3-1) | Probability/Stats |
| PH1322 | (4-2) | Electricity & Magnetism |
| SS3500 | (4-2) | Orbital Mechanics & Launch Systems |
| NW3230 | (4-2) | Strategy and Policy (JPME) |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Seminar |
| Quarter 3 |
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| EO3516 | (4-2) | Intro
to Communication Systems Engineering |
| PH2514 | (4-0) | Space Environment |
| AE4830 | (3-2) | Spacecraft Systems I |
| NW3285 | (4-0) | National
Security Decision Making (JPME) |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Seminar |
| Quarter
4 |
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| EO4516 | (4-2) | Communications
Systems Analysis |
| MN3331 | (5-1) | Acquisition Program Management |
| CC3000 | (4-0) | Introduction to C4I |
| IS3502 | (3-2) | Computer Networks, Wide Area & Local Area |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Seminar |
| Quarter
5 |
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| PH3052 | (4-0) | Remote
Sensing |
| SS3041 | (4-0) | Space
Systems & Operations 1 (SECRET) |
| SS3613 | (3-0) | MILSATCOM
System & Applications (SECRET) |
| AE4831 | (3-2) | Spacecraft
Systems 2 |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Seminar |
| Quarter 6 | ||
| SS3001 | (3-2) | Military Applications of Space (1st Half of Quarter) (TS/SI) |
| SS3051 | (4-0) | Space
Systems & Operations 2 (1st Half of Quarter) (TS/SI) |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis and Experience Tour (2nd Half of Quarter) |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Seminar |
| Quarter
7 |
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| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis |
| SS4051 | (3-2) | Military
Space Systems Architecture (TS/SI) |
| NW3275 | (4-0) | JMO
Part I (JPME) |
| IW3101 | (4-1) | Information
Operations |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Seminar |
| Quarter
8 |
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| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis |
| SS0810 | (0-8) | Thesis |
| OS3307 | (4-1) | Modeling
Practices for Computing (Navy Only) |
| NW3276 | (2-2) | JMO
Part 2 (JPME) |
| SS4000 | (0-1) | Seminar |