Sabre
Abstract
Sabre is a joint partnership executed/managed by Space Development Agency (SDA) and supported by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD) Test Resource Management Center (TRMC) and United States Army Futures Command. This project will provide a three-space vehicle demonstration for space-based monitoring of telemetry data transmitted by vehicles under test (VUTs, missiles or interceptors) during flight testing. The Sabre Telemetry Relay payload module onboard the SDA NExT Low Earth Orbit (LEO) experimental testbed satellites will receive telemetry from VUTs during flight and relay it to range controllers on the ground. Sabre will demonstrate the ability to augment or replace DoD's decades-long approach of staging ships and airplanes along ground tracks of VUTs for the purpose of telemetry collection, tracking, and flight safety. In addition to reducing infrastructure cost, Sabre will also greatly enhance range test flexibility and improve test execution operational Security. The Sabre Telemetry Relay flight demonstration will leverage previously funded OSD TRMC and U.S. Army investments for payload design. This project will also consider other missions of opportunity to enhance Joint Warfighter capabilities in LEO.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- c1f9fc7f5a2e7b539695666e293e24ab