Operationally Responsive Space Briefing to Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee

Operationally Responsive Space Office3548 Aberdeen Ave. SEKirtland AFB, NM 87117-5778

- Assured Space Power Focused on Timely Satisfaction of the Joint Force Commanders’ Needs - ORS OFFICE

Operationally Responsive SpaceBriefing to Briefing to

Commercial Space Transportation Advisory CommitteeCommercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee

21 May 200921 May 2009

Dr. Peter WegnerDr. Peter WegnerDirector, ORS OfficeDirector, ORS Office


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Operationally Responsive Space:Four Reasons, One ORS, One Mission

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ASSURED SPACE POWER FOCUSED ON TIMELY SATISFACTION OF JFCs’ NEEDS

Operationally Responsive

Space

Technology advancing

military utility of small sats

Space Protection,

robust space capabilities

GWOT: capacity and

revisit vs. exquisite

Budget pressures,

new business model

Four Reasons

One ORS

One Mission


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1. Respond to JFC Needs from USSTRATCOM • Simultaneous submission to JUONS process required to obtain funding

2. Develop End-to-End enablers for USSTRATCOM’s 2015 CONOPS

CDL MIST

WALLOPS / Minotaur I

VMOC

MMSOC

Minotaur Family of LV’s

Rapid Assembly and Test

Plug ‘n Play Tactical TPED

Kodiak Launch Complex

Falcon I

RAPTOR

ResponsiveBusses/Payloads

Manufacturing Responsive LaunchResponsive

RangeResponsive C2 / TPED

Vandenberg AFB

Cape

Super Strypi

Kwajalein

ORS Mission Essential Tasks

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ORS ApproachesORS Approaches Warfighting EffectsWarfighting EffectsORS NeedsORS Needs

CDR USSTRACOM Desired 2015 End-State

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Services

ORS Office

ORS “Common Utilities”Govt s/w

Library

ISR Mission Kit

Comm Mission Kit

Space Protection Mission Kit

New Capabilities

S&T Infusion

Mission Design Tool

Rapid Integration & Launch

Rapid Transport toLaunch Range

Tactical Tasking & Downlink

USSTRATCOM

Tier 2/3 Solutions

Tier 1 SolutionsORS

Playbook

Tier 3 Enabler Spirals

Tier

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JFC

Needs

JFC

Needs

Rapid Response

Space Center

Tier 1Capability Shortfall

Tier 2Capability Shortfall

Innovation

Cell

Operationalizing the ORS 2015 Blueprint

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Payload Flexibility•Telescopes, comm pkgs, Mini-SAR•RF ID, PAN/MSI/HSI backplane

Responsive Buses

Bus Flexibility/Compatibility• Plug n Play, standard interfaces• Modularity

Responsive Payloads

On-Demand Launchers

Recon Wing Capability for Space

Responsive Platforms- Satellite buses - Plug-n-play satellite payloads- Launch Vehicles

Rapid Build-Up/Turn Times- JFC Call-Up - Operation, not acquisition- Air Tasking Order Responsiveness- Sustained high ops tempo

Responsive Infrastructure• Scalable, Responsive Lift

• Responsive Range & Network• Responsive Sat Ops

• Responsive, Tailorable C2 & TPED

ORS OfficeArchitect &

Demonstrate

ServicesProcure, Field,

Operate, Sustain

Analogy for ORS Tier-2 Operating Concept

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Translating the U-2 model to ORSEssential FY15 Endstate Elements

Mission Planning

Mission Kits

Data Processing and Distribution

Wing Maintenance

Airbases

Mission Kits

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Pre-FabricatedBus Structures/PnP

Backplanes

Modular RF PayloadsSAR, Comm, Tac E/W

Modular EO PayloadsPAN, HSI, IR, Missile

Warning, SSA

Multi-Mission SOC

ARTEMIS Sensors

Spacecraft Bus

PowerSubsystem

C&DH ADCS

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Rapid Response Space Facility(Mission Planning, SE, AI&T, Logistics)

Mission Design Tool

TT&C

AFSCN

Mission Data

Libraries

CDL

“Joint Task Force – ORS”

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JTF-ORS: A task-organized space expeditionary force delivering assured space power focused on timely satisfaction of Joint Force Commanders’ needs


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TacSat-2• Medium Res. Imagery• SEI/AIS• Introduce Space-

Ground common data link for Tactical Comms

• Early Rapid Launch & Checkout Procedures

• Increased Autonomy Experimentation

• Single-pass TPED• Mission Complete• Launched Dec 16 2006

TacSat-1/1A• Maritime Domain

Awareness: automatic identification system (AIS)

• Low res imagery• Encrypted links• SIPRNET Networking• Cross-Platform

Experimentation• Working with NRL on

plans• Launch TBD

TacSat-3• Land-Focused

Hyperspectral Payload• 1st Implementation of

Selected Bus Standards

• Secondary Data-exfiltration (data-X) Payload

• Continue Process Dev. for Rapid Launch & Check-Out Ops.

• Launched 8 May 2009

TacSat-4• Comm-on-the-move/blue

force tracking/data-X/Ship Tracking

• Test Long Dwell tailored Orbits (highly inclined, elliptical)

• 1st System-Level Standardized Bus

• Space Qualify High Assurance Internet Encryption

• Launch 1 Sep 2009

TacSat-5• Next-generation plug-and-play bus development by AFRL with industry• Mission payload TBD• Launch Mid FY 12

TacSat 1-5: Tech Maturation and Operational Experimentation

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ORS International Collaboration StrategyNotional Strategy: In coordination, not fully vetted within the Department

Goal: Harness capabilities of coalition space assets and enable coalition participation in ORS constellations

3. Coalition Partners – procure or reproduce additional copies

4. Coalition Partners – enter into data sharing and tasking agreements

Partners Can Buy The Capability of a Constellation….For The Price of a Single Satellite

2. Develop ORS satellites & broker coalition strategy

1. Establish agreement for international participation

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• ORS is…

– Focused on developing enabling capabilities for operational reconstitution and augmentation

– Creating an operational capability with service partners

– Creating a strategy for international collaboration

– Transforming the space enterprise

• Challenges…

– Very short launch timelines – days for notification

– Launch range safety processes – clearing, public safety, etc…

Opportunities and Challenges!APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

This statement is posted on the white house web site (http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/defense/):Space: The full spectrum of U.S. military capabilities depends on our space systems. To maintain our technological edge and protect assets in this domain, we will cooperate continue to invest in next-generation capabilities such as operationally responsive space and global positioning systems. We will cooperate with our allies and the private sector to identify and protect against intentional and unintentional threats to U.S. and allied space capabilities.

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Operationally Responsive Space Briefing to Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee