Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Sensor Technology

Abstract

The Space Technology Development and Prototyping effort will develop and demonstrate a prototype proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) data transport layer and other capability layers to provide the eight capabilities outlined in the DoD Space Vision. The SDA will rapidly develop and field the next generation space architecture that will enable the US to deploy space capabilities that out-pace adversarial threats. This architecture is underpinned by a data transport layer, which will reside on a proliferated small satellite constellation in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The Transport Layer will support the transfer of data between the space segment of the next generation space architecture, to include payloads co-hosted with the Transport Layer or other non-collocated space elements, and the ground, to include ground support infrastructure and very large numbers of users/subscribers. The Transport Layer will provide the "connective tissue" for the next generation space architecture.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2021
Source ID
032_1206310SDA_3_0400_PB_2021

Tags

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Ocean-Atmosphere Mesoscale Modeling, Data Assimilation, and Flux Boundary Layers
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites

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