Deep Space Patrol

Deep Space Patrol

DSP is a mission profile and the heading for a mission task both on fleet and unit level.

DSP is the heading for a standard mission profile for Union  Fleets stationed in regions with large portions of un explored or unclaimed space.

The United Stars Spatial Navy assigns "Number Fleets " to regions of space. Each fleet has a fleet headquarter and at least one Union asset or system to protect.

This "unexplored" or unclaimed space that is "assigned" to a number fleet is then to be explored. This is done usually by Deep Space Patrols.

A Deep Space Patrol usually consists 3-5 ships and a patrol starts at a known system and ends at a Known system and may last up to a year. During such a patrol.

Usually expandiing concentric flight patterns are flown centering on the astrographic center of a Fleet assigned region of space.
 * all artificial energy sources within the scanning horizon are approached and checked out.
 * GalNet Repeater Buoys are deployed if needed
 * Particle counts are performed,
 * gravi wave patterns cataloged
 * Colonies or outposts visited
 * FTL and non FTL space flight activity investigated
 * Radio and visual astronomy observations made