Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Satellite Capability

Abstract

The United States Army Tactical Space Strategy provides tactical land component forces with space-based capabilities required to close the top three Large Scale Combat Operations (LSCO) gaps; Multi-Domain Deep Sensing, Analysis, and Processing Exploitation and Dissemination (PED) to Target Threat Anti-Access/Area Denial (A2AD); Penetrate and Dis-Integrate A2AD; Long Range Fires to Enable Counter Fire and Shaping Operations. National, DoD, commercial Space-based, and High Altitude (HA) sensor data will be integrated in ground architecture to provide resilient communications, assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) and deep sensing capabilities required in the targeting process to enable rapid and responsive sensor-to-shooter applications required to engage and defeat A2/AD forces and enable force projection and maneuver in contested Multi-Domain Operations. The Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Battle Management Command, Control and Infrastructure will provide prototyping, experimentation, and risk reduction activities for ground architecture, supporting wide area, responsive, and deep area sensing required for Beyond Line of Sight (BLOS) targeting and force maneuver, significantly reducing Sensor to Shooter (S2S) timelines. It will enable warfighters at the tactical edge to dynamically task, receive and disseminate data to directly support live-fire S2S demonstrations and assessments including Assured Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (APNT) Cross Functional Team (CFT) Campaign of Learning and Army Futures Command (AFC) Project Convergence. Follow-on persistent prototype tactical sensor capabilities will be operational by FY 2022 and will be integrated with the Army Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node (TITAN) ground station and Theater Gateways to tactically task, receive and disseminate data to directly support live-fire S2S demonstrations and assessments.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2022
Source ID
0604035A_4_2040_PB_2022
Change Summary Explanation
FY2021 for SBIR transfer. FY2022 adjustment for Army internal adjustments to other priorities.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artificial Satellites
  • Battle Management
  • Combat Operations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Earth Orbits
  • Ground Stations
  • High Altitude
  • Line Of Sight
  • Low Earth Orbits
  • Multi-Domain Operations
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Based
  • Space Communications
  • Surveillance
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States European Command
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.
  • Tactical Satellite Communications Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Satellites

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