The Space Systems Command has released a request for information to determine potential vendors for commercially-available space surveillance systems capable of timely and accurate Space Domain Awareness data for the Low Earth Orbit regime.
Sensors-as-a-Service
According to the sources sought notice issued Friday on SAM.gov, the SSC aims to identify companies specializing in sensors-as-a-service that can directly task individual sensors from a current U.S. government mission application layer, the software suite used to understand the space environment. The mission application layer, which supports the LEO SDA, facilitates tactical command and control of commercial sensors used to close a feedback loop.
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The SSC seeks services focused on data quality, verification and traceability for reliable data to make timely decisions. It should also work with various datatypes, including precise metric or positional data obtained through radar and electro-optical, and active and passive radio frequency observations. The surveillance system should be compatible with Unified Data Library schemas, application programming interfaces, and other integration mechanisms.
Growing Demand for Tactical SDA in LEO
The demand for tactical SDA in LEO is rising due to the rapid proliferation of space objects along with the complexities of the crowded orbital environment. The potential project is intended to contract a company capable of meeting its need for real-time space object discovery, tracking, characterization and custody in LEO. The tactical SDA in LEO is meant to boost LEO situational awareness, determine possible collisions with quick and accurate assessment and investigate and resolve anomalies.
Interested companies can submit their responses until June 6.
