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
AD1085077

Entities

People

  • Dave Baiocchi
  • Lisa R. Rand

Organizations

  • RAND Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Engineered Resilient Systems
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Astronomical Observatories
  • Astronomy
  • Best Practices
  • Business Administration
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Electronic Mail
  • Governments
  • Infrared Telescopes
  • Observatories
  • Observers
  • Research Facilities
  • Situational Awareness
  • Space Situational Awareness
  • Space Surveillance

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering.
  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Astronomy and Astrophysics.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects