Space Surveillance Network
Lt Col Glen Shepherd Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) This briefing is for information only. No US Government Commitment to sell, loan, lease, co-develop or co-produce defense articles or provide defense services is implied or intended.
Overview
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Space Surveillance Network Future Upgrades Current Satellite Catalog Space Surveillance Support
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Space Surveillance Network (SSN) Map Space Track PE Sensors
MSX / SBV THULE GLOBUS II CLEAR
FYLINGDALES LSSC
CAVALIER BEALE KAENA PT Maui
CAPE COD ASCC
SCC
SOCORRO
COBRA DANE
MOSS
EGLIN
MSSS
RTS AFSSS
ASCENSION DIEGO GARCIA
LSSC = Lincoln Space Surveillance Complex Millstone, Haystack, HAX MSSS = Maui Space Surveillance System (former AMOS/MOTIF site) AFSSS = Air Force Space Surveillance System RTS = Reagan Test Site HQ AFSPC/A3CD /Shared SSA Briefing Briefing .PPT
Tracking Radar Detection Radar Imaging Radar Optical Telescope
Dedicated Collateral Contributing SSN C2
SSN C2 3
Dedicated SSN Sensors
• Dedicated SSN sensors have a primary mission of Space Surveillance • Dedicated sensors include: • • • • •
Phased Array Radar (Eglin) Mechanical tracker (Globus II – Vardo, Norway) Detection only sensors (AFSSS) Space based (MSX/SBV) Ground based electro optical sensors (GEODSS and MOSS)
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Collateral SSN Sensors
• Collateral sensors belong to AFSPC, but have a primary mission other than space surveillance • Collateral sensors include: • Solid State Phased Array Radars (SSPARs) • 3 Ballistic Missile Early Warning System (BMEWS) • 2 PAVE Phased Array Warning System (PAVE PAWS)
• Phased Array Radar at Cavalier AFS, ND • Mechanical trackers at Kaena Point, HI and Ascension Island • Support the Eastern and Western Launch Ranges. HQ AFSPC/A3CD /Shared SSA Briefing Briefing .PPT
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Contributing SSN Sensors
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Contributing sensors are sensors that either report to another Air Force Major Command or are under contract to AFSPC to provide space surveillance information
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Contributing sensors include: • Phased Array Radar (Shemya) • Maui Optical Space Surveillance System (MSSS) • Reagan Test Site on Kwajalein Island • Lincoln Space Surveillance System (LSSC)
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Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS)
• Gap-filler between MSX/SBV & SBSS Objective System • Metric (position) data and Space Object Identification (SOI) data • Addresses challenges caused by weather, daytime and moonlight restrictions and limited capacity of existing optical and radarbased SSN • SBSS Block 10 Launch 1stQtr FY08
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Current Satellite Catalog • There just over 9,000 man made cataloged space objects orbiting the Earth • Consists of active and dead payloads, spent rocket bodies, and debris
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Congressional Tasking • The FY04 Defense Authorization bill included language to allow the DoD to provide satellite tracking support to entities outside United States Government (foreign governments, companies, etc) • The SECDEF may carry out a pilot program to determine the feasibility and desirability of providing to non-United States Government entities space surveillance data support described in subsection • The pilot program three-year period planned to end May 07 • Requested two-year extension until May 09 in order to further study expanded support
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Program Details •
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Provides timely, accurate, state-of-the-art space surveillance services • Registered users can download unclassified Two-Line Element Sets, decay messages, and associated reports from Space-Track.org website Space-Track website achieved full functionality of NASA Orbital Information Group (OIG) website (May 05) • Since January 2005 accounts increased from 815 under NASA OIG to almost 21,000 Users must agree to following terms before downloading data • Users will not redistribute any data/analysis without DoD approval • Process in place to approve request for redistribution of TLEs and analysis
• Users will use data at own risk and will not hold the government/Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) liable for damages/losses resulting from decisions made based on data received HQ AFSPC/A3CD /Shared SSA Briefing Briefing .PPT
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Current Services Current Website Products Include • Catalog query common name
• Decay prediction report
• Catalog query for catalog number
• Decay prediction text query
• Query for international designator
• Geosynchronous catalog query
• Downloadable files
• Satellite situation report
• 60 day decay forecast report
• Special interest group report
• Satellite Catalog Action Report
• Web site update Status
• Catalog change history query
• Satellite situation report (Zipped)
• Catalog query for decay date
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CFE Space-Track Website User Accounts
22000 21500 21000 20500 20000 20000 19500 19000 18500 18000 17500 17000 16500 16000 15500 15000 15000 14500 14000 13500 13000 12500 12000 11500 11000 10500 10000 10000 9500 9000 8500 8000 7500 7000 6500 6000 5500 5000 5000 4500 4000 3500 3000 2500 2000 1500 1000 500
Active New Accounts
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Active NASA OIG Accounts
7/6/2006
6/6/2006
5/6/2006
4/6/2006
3/6/2006
2/6/2006
1/6/2006
12/6/2005
11/6/2005
10/6/2005
9/6/2005
8/6/2005
7/6/2005
6/6/2005
5/6/2005
4/6/2005
3/6/2005
2/6/2005
500
21319 Space-Track user accounts
1/6/2005
Number of Accounts
Space-Track User Accounts
Inactive NASA OIG Accounts
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Space-Track User Accounts – by Nations United States Germany United Kingdom Canada
• There are users from 110 nations with Space-Track accounts
Australia France Netherlands Italy Poland Japan Russian Federation Spain
• The top 8 nations (US, Germany, UK, Canada, Australia, France, Netherlands, & Italy) comprise ~81% of the total accounts
Austria Brazil Belgium New Zealand Switzerland
United States
France
Sweden South Africa Denmark
a trali Aus da na a C
Czech Republic Finland Norway Portugal
UK Germany
• The top 17 nations comprise ~91% of the total accounts
Argentina
Greece India Ukraine China Hungary Ireland Turkey Mexico Malaysia Chile South Korea
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Potential Expanded Services • Expanded Services • Launch Support • Conjunction Assessment (CA) • End-of-Life/Reentry Support • Anomaly Resolution Support • Performing Emergency Service • Requests for these type of services are currently processed via USSTRATCOM Form 1 • Expanded Services will increase overall Space Situational Awareness Will accomplish over time, within available resources HQ AFSPC/A3CD /Shared SSA Briefing Briefing .PPT
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Summary
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Space Surveillance Network Future Upgrades Current Satellite Catalog Space Surveillance Support
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QUESTIONS?
Back Up Slides
The Form 1 Process •
There are two services that can be requested using the USSTRATCOM Form 1: • Request for Orbital Data/Advanced Type Services (Launch, Early Orbit Determination, Anomaly Resolution, Maneuver, etc) • The USSTRATCOM NASA Liaison at NASA/GSFC helps CFE customer get the correct format for CMOC processes • Either CMOC/J3S or 1 SPCS will send the approval message and/or any products or services to the CFE customer depending on job request • Request for Redistribution of TLEs/Analysis • CMOC/J3S or USSTRATCOM Liaison forward request for redistribution to HQ AFSPC/A3CD for processing • HQ AFSPC/A3CD processes requests and forwards to CMOC/J3S who sends the approved form 1 to the CFE requester Request for these services are processed on a Case-by-Case basis on non interference basis with SCC
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