Sarah Law, Raytheon; Jared Stallings, Raytheon Technologies; Steve Thilker, Raytheon Technologies; Christy Cox, Raytheon Technologies; Liam Weston, Raytheon Technologies
Keywords: sda, ssa, international, framework, sovereign, collaboration
Abstract:
As more and more entities enter into satellite operations, nations have a need to maintain Space Domain Awareness (SDA) including understanding any factors within the space domain that could affect space operations. Space operations have become vital to many nations’ security, safety, and economy by providing services such as timing, positioning, weather, and imaging. Ideally, SDA is maintained through a large network of ground and space assets and can be enhanced through data sharing with trusted partners. In order to protect vital space assets, an international collaboration framework is needed that allows countries to use their own unique sovereign assets in addition to leveraging other users’ (commercial, allies, etc.) assets. It must include capabilities for Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination as well as archiving of data at multiple security levels.
We propose applying this type of enterprise mission framework (EMF) to SDA, creating a space segment agnostic system that allows multiple countries to partner and create a robust SDA solution. Raytheon has extensive experience in SDA, and this paper will discuss how an existing EMF can support the SDA mission through an architecture that decouples the individual system components and allows tailoring to multiple collaborative missions. International collaboration on SDA can help avoid accidents or misunderstandings in space and improve the space operations environment for all participants.
Date of Conference: September 15-18, 2020
Track: SSA/SDA