SSTS (Space Surveillance and Tracking System): The Importance of Early Test and Evaluation Organizational Participation

Abstract

The early involvement of all participating organizations in the Test and Evaluation (T&E) process is important to the success of the weapon system development program. The identification of critical technological and test needs, particularly with respect to space systems, of both the weapon system and the ground test facility require early organizational participation. This study substantiates the need to involve all participating organizations early in the T&E process. It concludes that the guidance provided by the Department of Defense and the Air Force is clear and comprehensive. Test and Evaluation Master Plans and Test Planning Working Groups must be continually emphasized and utilized. With respect to test facilities, requirements must be identified early. Finally, the Space Surveillance and Tracking System (SSTS) development program provides an excellent example of how early participation by T&E experts contributed to the early identification of critical system and test facility components.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA193745

Entities

People

  • William T. Smith

Organizations

  • Air Command and Staff College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Congress
  • Defense Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detectors
  • Engineering
  • Focal Plane Arrays
  • Focal Planes
  • Government Procurement
  • Governments
  • Performance Tests
  • Reliability
  • Space Systems
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Facilities
  • United States
  • United States Government

Readers

  • Organizational Process Management (OPM).
  • Sensor Fusion and Tracking Systems.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects