Space Based Space Surveillance
Abstract
The Space-Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) Block 10 satellite (launched on 25 September 2010) builds upon the success of the Space-Based Visible (SBV) technology demonstration, which proved the utility of conducting space object surveillance from space. SBSS provides the capability to search, detect, and track objects primarily in deep space. It accomplishes this via collecting and processing space object identification and satellite metric data, then communicating it to command and control nodes. Surveillance from space augments existing ground sensors with timely 24-hour, all-weather, all-geography object search capabilities. In conjunction with information from other Space Situational Awareness (SSA) network sensors, SBSS data enables more timely detection and tracking of space objects, particularly those in deep space. The SBSS Follow-on program was terminated in FY14 and beyond to pay for higher department priorities. Current FY14 funding will pay for a Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) initiative called Space-based Telescopes for Actionable Refinement of Ephemeris (STARE). The project will study the potential for a constellation of low Earth orbiting nano satellites to observe objects in deep space.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- 65A006_0604425F_5_3600_PB_2014
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