Space Situational Awareness Forum
Following another very successful conference in London in November 2014, Space Situational Awareness 2015 took place in Hyattsville, Maryland in May 2015, with over 60 SSA experts from all over the globe coming together to discuss the most pressing SSA challenges.
With increasing dependence on space-based services, the ability to protect space infrastructure has become essential to our society. Any shutdown of even a part of space infrastructures could have significant consequences for the well-functioning of economic activities and our citizens’ safety, and would impair the provision of emergency services.
However, space infrastructures are increasingly threatened by the risk of collision between spacecraft and more importantly, between spacecraft and space debris. As a matter of fact, space debris has become the most serious threat to the sustainability of certain space activities.
In order to mitigate the risk of collision it is necessary to identify and monitor satellites and space debris, catalogue their positions, and track their movements (trajectory) when a potential risk of collision has been identified, so that satellite operators can be alerted to move their satellites. This activity is known as space surveillance and tracking (SST), and is today mostly based on ground-based sensors such as telescopes and radars.
With a focus on solving the political issues but not ignoring the technical, Space Situational Awareness 2015 the leading gathering of dedicated SSA experts from the USA, Europe and beyond, to discuss and debate the business, political and technical challenges that lie ahead.
Take a look at our previous Space Situation Awareness event…
Who should attend Space Situational Awareness?
Space Situational Awareness 2015 is a community of experts from Government, Space Agencies, Satellite/Spacecraft Operators, Space Lawyers, Space Insurance providers and Defense who are looking to understand and predict the physical location of natural and manmade objects in orbit around the Earth, with the objective of avoiding collisions.
How can you get involved in Space Situational Awareness?
If you feel that you could add to the debate and discussion at Space Situational Awareness, we’d be delighted to hear from you. Please drop us a line on +44(0)7769157787 or email me at adam.plom@coriniumintelligence.com.
3. • Robust, reliable operational GPS constellation
• 2014 averaged 70 cm user range error, best ever
• 4 successful launches last year, most since 1993
• 2015 season underway with good launch 25 Mar
• Modernized civil messages on the air via L2C &
L5, pre-operational, employ at user's own risk
• Continuous, worldwide, free of direct user fees
• Work with other GNSS service providers to ensure
compatibility, interoperability, and transparency
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The U.S. must maintain its leadership in the service,
provision and use of Global Navigation Satellite
Systems (GNSS)
U.S. Policy & GPS Status
5. Legacy GPS IIA/IIR
• Single Frequency (L1)
• Coarse acquisition (C/A)
code
• Y-Code (L1Y & L2Y)
GPS IIR-M
• 2nd Civil Signal (L2C)
• M-Code (L1M & L2M)
GPS IIF
• 3rd civil signal (L5)
• 2 Rb + 1 Cs Clocks
• 12 year design life
GPS III
• 4th civil signal (L1C)
• 4x better User Range Error
than GPS IIF
• Increased availability
• Increased integrity
• 15 year design life
Legacy Operational
Control Segment
(OCS)
• Mainframe system
• Command & Control
• Signal monitoring
Architecture Evolution
Plan (AEP)
• Distributed architecture
• Increased signal monitoring
• Security
• Accuracy
• Launch and disposal ops
OCX Block 1
• Transition to OCX for all
GPS command and
control operations
GPS Modernization Program
Increasing system capabilities - Increasing user benefit
Next Generation Operational
Control System (OCX) Block 0
• Launch & On-Orbit Checkout of GPS III
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6. Complementary PNT
• EXCOM looked at need for complement to GPS
– Assessment driven by many factors: from policy to
technology
– U.S. coverage for GPS outage from natural or man-
made events
• Current Activity: Identify and assess alternatives
– Assessed a broad mix of terrestrial RF and autonomous
PNT technologies
• Decision timeline: No earlier than summer 2015
– Supports FY17 investment decisions
• Federal Register Notice published 23 March 2015
for public stakeholder engagement
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7. Public Comment/Stakeholder Outreach
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• DOT drafted a Federal Register Notice in conjunction with
CPNT Team seeking:
• Brief description of PNT application(s)
• PNT performance required for a complementary PNT capability
• Availability and coverage area required for a CPNT capability
• Willingness to equip with an eLoran receiver
• Current/planned availability of e-Loran user equipment
• Other non-eLoran PNT technologies or operational procedures
currently available or planned
• Widely circulated to stakeholder communities
• Comments posted on www.regulations.gov when received
• Comments due by May 22, 2015 (60-Day Comment Period)
Synopsis of Comments Provided At End of Comment Period
8. Thank You !
Contact Information:
National Coordination Office for Space-Based PNT
1401 Constitution Ave, NW – Room 2518
Washington, DC 20230
Phone: (202) 482-5809
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GPS: Continuous improvement,
predictable, dependable performance
