Space Data Fusion
Abstract
The Space Data Fusion project (673940) develops and/or upgrades SDA data/data exploitation capabilities, to include Space Surveillance Telescopes, Global Sensor Watch (GSW), TAPOUT, and provides Service Life Extension Programs (SLEPs) and pre-planned product improvement efforts to operational SDA capability. GSW provides an integrated, end-to-end, SDA tip & cue capability that implements a resilient architecture providing overlapping, assured, and viable surveillance options for executing event response, SDA data processing at multiple classification levels, and automated, worldwide, cross-sensor tipping & cueing. Efforts directly enable support for Space Command & Control (C2) by developing & deploying advanced software algorithms to identify, acquire, characterize, and maintain custody of both space objects of interest and new foreign launches; developing & deploying advanced data analytics, machine learning, & artificial intelligence capabilities for rapid indication & warning; enhancing space environmental monitoring solutions; integrating and optimizing access to United States Government (USG), coalition, commercial, academic, intelligence community (IC) & Missile Defense Agency sensors to better support the broader space enterprise; supporting USSPACECOM operations and training exercises; leading trials, testing and training campaigns to test & optimize capabilities in support of the broader space kill chain; enhancing sensor performance to close the solar exclusion gap by leveraging modern technology and commercial & IC sensors for greater space domain coverage; and improving legacy communication paths through efforts such as upgrading legacy sensor communications and developing a redundant, terrestrial and space-based mesh communication network to enable a more complex space enterprise capability. The mission of the current Joint Task Force Space Defense (JTF-SD) Commercial Operations (JCO) as of Aug 2022 is to provide persistent and rapid SDA coverage to maximize decision making space and reduce reaction time in support of Protect & Defend missions. The JCO augments JTF-SD tracking data, real-time visual magnitude, and real-time passive radio frequency (RF) using commercial capabilities. This funding will be used to support to a variety of other commercial mission sets beyond the protect and defend capabilities. The Commercial Data Buys Beyond Protect and Defend Major Thrust Area will support existing capabilities through improvements to architecture and system efficiency, cybersecurity, migration to cloud computing, building on artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) initiatives, and expanding agile software development, delivery, and integration practices. As data ingress and egress grow, incorporate additional associated cloud-hosting, data service development, security, system administration, data on boarding, data as a service platform retention, processing, and normalization beyond protect and defend. Provide support to JCO missions beyond the initial Protect & Defend capabilities. Review, adjudicate, and integrate initial capabilities with multiple commercial providers. These capabilities are planned to include: Geosynchronous Equatorial Orbit (GEO) spaceflight safety; Electromagnetic interference (EMI) detection and geolocation support for Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT); as well as space-based SDA augmentation from commercial providers. The expanding capabilities will build system resiliency and situational awareness. Activities may include, but are not limited to: studies, technical analysis, risk reduction experiments and prototyping, integration and test of C2, resiliency measures and mission partner interfaces, and office support etc. Towards the close of FY24, the desired end state is the expectation of three new capabilities in deployment. The Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) provides rapid un-cued search, detection and tracking of dim objects in deep space, collecting data on all viewable objects in the Indio-Pacific region. As a combined program with Australia's Department of Defense, per the 2013 US Secretary of Defense (USSECDEF) and the Australian Defence Minister (AUSMINDEF) SST Partnership Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), SST improves detection and characterization of friendly and enemy military space activities; improves orbital safety of flight during maneuver, separation, conjunction assessment, and proximity operations; and improves support to defensive and offensive counterspace operations. TAPOUT is a tactical SDA system which consists of a Hardware Layer, a Data Layer, and an Application layer. The planned Hardware Layer is the result of 2 years of prototyping, analysis, and collaboration with industry. 16 sites have been identified to field daytime/nighttime capable ground based sensors which will be remotely commanded and controlled through the Data and Application layers. The Data Layer consists of multi-source data feeds which are aggregated at a classified level where predictive threat warning occurs. The Application Layer consists of a series of Threat Warning and C2 applications at multiple classification levels which enable monitoring, and tactical command and control of the network. Space acquisition must respond with speed and agility to emerging adversary threats. Space Systems Command (SSC) has transformed the organization and implementation of space acquisition to an enterprise approach, to increase innovation and resiliency, leveraging international, commercial, and mission partnerships, and managing program/project priorities according to an integrated unclassified/classified enterprise space architecture. Expanding the appropriate acquisition authorities and contract mechanisms to deliver capability sooner, SSC will strategically execute experimentation, prototyping, risk reduction, and other efforts to develop new or repurpose existing capabilities. This program may include necessary civilian pay expenses required to manage, execute, and deliver the weapon system capability. The use of such program funds would be in addition to the civilian pay expenses budgeted in program elements 1206392SF and 1206398SF.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2024
- Source ID
- 673940_1203940SF_7_3620F_PB_2024
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