Good Seeing: Best Practices for Sustainable Operations at the Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site

Abstract

The Air Force Maui Optical and Supercomputing Site (AMOS) is located on top of Haleakala on the island of Maui, Hawaii. The site, which is owned and operated by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL), has three large (meter-class) optical telescopes that were designed to identify and track ballistic missile tests and orbiting human-made objects. Together, these telescopes provide the Air Force with a unique capability to support space situational awareness (SSA) missions in the Pacific region.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2016
Accession Number
AD1014442

Entities

People

  • Dave Baiocchi
  • Lisa R. Rand

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Cyber
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Astronomical Observatories
  • Business Administration
  • Cost Reductions
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Data Transmission
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Governments
  • Management Personnel
  • Observatories
  • Observers
  • Organizational Structure
  • Research Facilities
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Test Facilities

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.
  • Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
  • Missile Defense Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects