军用卫星的发展,给军事行动带来了革命性的影响。近十几年来,美国的军事卫星在局部战争中支援美军的地面行动方面发挥了极其重要的作用。海湾战争期间,美国的70多颗卫星在海湾上空组成了侦察、监视、情报、通信、导航、定位以及气象保障系统,美军称之为“第一场 The development of military satellites has brought revolutionary effects to military operations. In the past decade or more, the U.S. military satellites have played an extremely important role in supporting the ground operations of U.S. forces during the local wars. During the Gulf War, more than 70 satellites in the United States formed a system of reconnaissance, surveillance, intelligence, communications, navigation, positioning and meteorological support over the gulf. The U.S. military called it ”the first