National Security Space Applications Bob Hall AGI Product Manager
Pg 1 of 11 AGI Maintaining a foothold in space Growing reliance on space assets and space-related technologies National Space Policy in August 2006 –Maintain space vigilance –Provide heightened space situational awareness –Protect existing space assets
Pg 2 of 11 AGI Current events New Foreign Launch –Chinese ASAT Test –Launch notification –Identification and tracking of space debris Operationally Responsive Space (ORS) –TacSat missions
Pg 3 of 11 AGI Can we all “see” each other? Who can “see” me? Who can I “see”? Relationships among assets and areasTime-dynamic position and attitude Where am I now? Where will I be? How am I oriented? Quality of relationships Are there any geophysical obstructions? What is my SNR? What are the sun conditions? What is AGI Technology?
Pg 4 of 11 AGI AGI Technology for Nat’l Sec Space Conjunction analysis Communication links Laser clearing Over-flight calculations Rendezvous & proximity ops Navigation analysis Mission Planning Scheduling and tasking
Pg 5 of 11 AGI Military Space Orbit determination for GPS Control Segment High-fidelity interference and jamming effectiveness Responsive space maneuver planning 3D situational awareness for ISR operations Electronic warfare environment analysis
Pg 6 of 11 AGI Military Space Responsive Space maneuver planning
Pg 7 of 11 AGI Space Superiority Space Situational Awareness –Rendezvous and Proximity Operations –Conjunction assessments –Resident Space Object Tracking –Integrated Space Picture Defensive Counterspace –Maneuver detection –Improved geolocation –New Foreign Launch –Laser illumination detection
Pg 8 of 11 AGI Space Superiority Integrated space situational awareness New Foreign Launch Space Debris Modeling Emerging Threats Require –Robust Space Situational Awareness (SSA) –Defensive Counterspace (DCS)
Pg 9 of 11 AGI Integrated STK Analysis
Pg 10 of 11 AGI Integrated STK Analysis
Pg 11 of 11 AGI National Security Space The continuance of National Security Space programs ensure the freedom and security of worldwide space activities, now and in the future AGI technology is uniquely positioned to support all facets of National Security Space