Technology Insertion Planning and Analysis
Abstract
This program supports a range of activities including technology planning, development, demonstrations and prototyping, as well as modeling, simulations and exercises to support development of tactics and procedures in the Space Control mission area. The types of Space Control activities accomplished are Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Defensive Counterspace (DCS) , Offensive Counterspace (OCS) and Command and Control and Battle Management. For use in the Space Control mission area, SSA includes monitoring, detecting, identifying, tracking, assessing, verifying, categorizing, and characterizing, objects and events in space and terrestrial based space capabilities. DCS includes defensive activities to protect U.S. and friendly space-systems assets, resources, and operations from enemy attempts to negate or interfere and prevention activities that limit or eliminate an adversary's ability to use U.S. space systems and services for purposes hostile to U.S. national security interests. OCS activities disrupt, deny, degrade or destroy space systems, or the information they provide, which may be used for purposes hostile to U.S. national security interests. Consistent with DOD policy, the negation efforts of this program currently focus on negation technologies which have temporary, localized, and reversible effects. Command & Control efforts include identifying technology solutions to enable fusion of data for use in multi-level security environments, near-real-time data delivery and decision support to warfighter needs. Rapid Reaction Capabilities in response to immediate warfighter needs are developed within this program. As a result of an FY08 $25M Congressional add, the Air Force began the Self Awareness Space Situation Awareness (SASSA) technology demonstration that will build a payload to provide tactical space situational awareness (SSA) around a host satellite. SASSA is designed to demonstrate the ability to detect attacks, locate attacking sources, and communicate relevant information to the ground. SASSA will contain a suite of threat warning sensors designed to address a range of anti-satellite and environmental threats. SASSA will also have a communication package and common interface unit that eases integration and performs on-board sensor data processing. The interface unit and sensors can be configured into tailored sensing payloads for future space missions. Spacetrack Integration Node Global Enhanced Reporting (STINGER) project converts an enhanced processing capability developed for missile warning radar to use for the space situation awareness program radars. These projects are in Budget Activity 4, Advanced Component Development and Prototypes, because they support the research, demonstration, component development and prototyping of Space Control technologies.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 642611_0603438F_4_3600_PB_2011
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