Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Capability

Abstract

The US Army Tactical Space Strategy provides Tactical Land Component Forces with space capabilities required to enable force projection and maneuver during Multi-Domain Operations. US Army space-based sensors will integrate with commercial and national systems to provides resilient communications, assured PNT and deep sensing capabilities required in the targeting process to enable rapid and responsive sensor-to-shooter applications required to engage and defeat Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2/AD) forces and enable force projection and maneuver in contested Multi-Domain Operations The LEO Satellite Capability will provide prototyping, development and experimentation of the Tactical Space Layer (TSL) sensors which are designed to provide wide-area, responsive deep area sensing required for beyond line of sight (BLOS) targeting and force maneuver, significantly reducing Sensor to Shooter (S2S) timelines. Follow-on persistent prototype tactical sensor capabilities will be operational in FY 2021/2022 and will be integrated with the Army Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground station to tactically task, receive and disseminate data to directly support live-fire S2S demonstrations and assessments. All FY 2020 adjustments align program financial structure to Army Modernization Priorities in support of the National Defense Strategy. Work in this Project complements and is fully coordinated with PE 633463 (Tag, Track and Locate). The cited work is consistent with the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering priority focus areas and the Army Modernization Strategy. Work in this Project is performed by the United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command/Army Forces Strategic Command in Huntsville, AL. FY 2020 realignments are due to financial restructuring in support of Army Modernization Priorities.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: 0604035A_4_2040_PB_2021
• Service Agency Name: Army

Entities

Organizations

• United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Area Denial
• Artificial Satellites
• Contracts
• Earth Orbits
• Ground Stations
• Line Of Sight
• Low Earth Orbits
• Multi-Domain Operations
• National Security
• Orbits
• Product Prototyping
• Prototypes
• Space Based
• Space Communications
• Tactical Intelligence
• United States
• United States Strategic Command

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering.
• Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
• Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

• Space
• Space - Satellites