Space Domain Awareness (SDA)
Abstract
The goal of the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) program was to develop and demonstrate an operational framework and responsive defense application to enhance the availability of vulnerable space-based resources. SDA investigated revolutionary technologies in two areas: 1) advanced space surveillance sensors to better detect, track, and characterize space objects, with an emphasis on deep space objects, and 2) space surveillance data collection, data archival, and data processing/fusion to provide automated data synergy. The SDA program leveraged data fusion and advanced algorithms developed under the Space Surveillance Telescope (SST) program, and also sought to exploit new ground-breaking technologies across the electromagnetic spectrum and utilize already existing sensor technology in nontraditional or exotic ways.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- ce2486249af5cb5637e921353b1be52d