- Defense Meteorological Satellite Program
- Military weather satellite controlled by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Also called DMSP.
Military dictionary. 2000.
Military dictionary. 2000.
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Defense Support Program — Painting of a DSP satellite on station. Primary sensor (lower left) is pointed at Earth. The star sensor is seen pointing off to the side, above and to the right. The Defense Support Program (DSP) is a program of the U.S. Air Force that operates… … Wikipedia
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