Demonstration Satellites
Abstract
The Space Tracking and Surveillance System (STSS) demonstration satellites collect and deliver critical space and missile characterization data used to design and inform the BMDS and space-layer future capabilities. The Missile Defense Space Center (MDSC) facilities and activities are required for safe STSS satellite operations and sustainment STSS activities include: - Perform risk reduction for future MDA tracking and surveillance initiatives and Overhead Persistent Infra-red (OPIR) Enterprise integration and demonstrations across OPIR cueing, Joint Tasking Operations, and data utility - Collect data to support joint OPIR mission utility assessments across Space Situational Awareness, Battle Space Awareness, and Technical Intelligence missions to include integration, analyses, and studies to confirm data sharing capabilities - Participate in Integrated Master Test Plan events - Conduct satellite testing to demonstrate critical space capabilities, including: -- Ability to support BMDS integrated discrimination efforts -- Ability to support Hit/Kill assessment from space -- Ability to cue BMDS sensors from space -- Ability to provide precision cue to BMDS sensors - Perform satellite functionality testing and calibration as part of the satellite operations - Conduct missile tracking experiments as identified in the test specific sections - Provide Air Force Space Command Space Situational Awareness support MDSC efforts related to STSS include: - Analyze space radiation environment and its influence on MDA space system performance - Analyze space based sensor data from STSS and OPIR observations, both individually and combined, to identify phenomenology and techniques to aid future tracking and discrimination architectures - Provide data for concept studies and analyses for alternative sensor payload configurations - Sustain MDSC resources for all participant activities, including data, voice, and/or video communications, and support MDA Cyber Security directives - Document requirements and perform tracking, design, implementation, and verification necessary for the MDSC facility - Implement emerging cyber security requirements
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- c9e787254be0eaa35866f0e3be4d1cd9