Space Situation Awareness Systems

Abstract

Space Situational Awareness (SSA) is knowledge of all aspects of space related to operations. As the foundation for space control, SSA encompasses intelligence on adversary space operations; surveillance of all space objects and activities; detailed reconnaissance of specific space assets; monitoring space environmental conditions; monitoring cooperative space assets; and conducting integrated command, control, communications, processing, analysis, dissemination, and archiving activities. This program element develops new Air Force sensors, and improved information capabilities for integration across the SSA network; it also includes developmental planning and technology forecasting for future blocks and emerging needs. A companion program element, 0305940F, Space Situational Awareness Operations, fields, upgrades, operates, and sustains existing sensors and information integration capabilities within the SSA network. An additional companion program element, 0305614F, JSpOC Mission System, processes surveillance of all space objects and activities, maintains detailed reconnaissance of space assets, fuses space data, maintains awareness of cooperative space assets, and allows JFCC-Space to conduct integrated C2 of space forces. Development activities are necessary to deploy new advanced sensors capable of searching for, tracking, and identifying the expanding number of debris objects on orbit as well as the increasing number of satellites launched by other nations, of which many are smaller and more capable than previous spacecraft. These activities are also required to better integrate the disparate elements of SSA in order to enable rapid, responsive space operations. The efforts in PE 0604425 are in Budget Activity 5, System Development and Demonstration, because they are conducting development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirements prior to full-rate production.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
0604425F_5_3600_PB_2014
Change Summary Explanation
FY12: -$9.22M reprogramming from Space Fence for higher Department priorities FY12: -$12.829 SBIR FY14: -$6.0M SBSS Follow-On cancelled FY14: +$56.8M add funds for Space Fence FY14: +$8.54M C-Band Radar New Start FY14: +$.06M add funds for NCSDS
Service Agency Name
Air Force

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Air Force

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Artificial Satellites
  • C Band
  • Cost Analysis
  • Deep Space
  • Engineering
  • Geographic Regions
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Based
  • Space Objects
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Space Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control
  • Space
  • Space - Satellites
  • Space - Space Objects

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