(U) Small Aperture Telescope Augmentation

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)

Overview: (U)
(U) Small commercial telescopes using commercially available cameras can be used to off-load tracking large, routine space objects from GEODSS.

Description: (U)
(U) Space Battle Lab initiative to cheaply detect and track routine objects and better use the GEODSS telescopes.  Large data through put and commercially procured hardware are key to this program.  Project combines the hardware and software expertise of MIT/LL with the commercial exploitation expertise of AFRL.

User Impact: (U)
(U) Off-loading routine objects from GEODSS will improve the overall system timeliness and free up GEODSS to do more non-imaging Space Object Identification.

Programmatics: (U)
(U) Programmable.
	(U) IOC: 10/2000 (1QFY2001).

Related Initiatives: (U)
(U) None.

Related Requirements: (U)
(U) None.

Related Categories: (U)
(U) Dedicated Sensors, Electro-Optical, Non-Nuclear Strike

Road Map Placements: (U)
(U) National Security Space Road Map, SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK.

Lead Office: (U)
(U) Air Force.

Date of Information: (U)
26 February 1998

(The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).)