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Enhancing Operationally Responsive Space Capabilities for National Security

This conference session led by Lt. Col. Tim Thompson focuses on the crucial operational needs for responsive space capabilities. It covers key tasks such as transportation of mission assets, on-demand payload deployment, and spacecraft servicing. The discussion highlights the importance of recoverable transport and integrated mission planning while evaluating various candidate solutions. The session aims to address uncertainties and risks in acquisition strategies while promoting collaboration among government, industry, and academia. A vision for Joint Warfighting Space is also presented, emphasizing rapid response and tailored space capabilities.

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Enhancing Operationally Responsive Space Capabilities for National Security

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  1. Responsive Space ConferenceSpace Needs Panel Session Lt Col Tim Thompson 20 Apr 04

  2. AFSPC - Operationally Responsive Space Need • Major tasks • Transport mission assets to, through and from space • Spacecraft servicing • Key capabilities • On-demand payload deployment (CAV and satellites) • Launch to sustain constellations for peacetime ops • Recoverable, rapid-response transport • Integrated space operations mission planning • Key characteristics • Responsive, maneuverable, economical, survivable, flexible, interoperable JROC-Validated Mission Needs Statement (Apr 02) 11/17/2014

  3. ORS Analysis of Alternatives • Determine military utility of potential capabilities that ORS can provide to meet National Security needs across all AFSPC mission areas - Force Application - Counterspace - Force Enhancement - Space Support • Evaluate range of candidate solutions for the ORS Mission Needs Statement • Launch emphasis, with insight into other capabilities • Develop launch alternatives • Broad trade space: expendable, reusable, hybrid; rocket and air breathers • Determine life cycle cost/risk for each alternative • Provide acquisition strategy and technology/risk mitigation roadmap for a potential ORS acquisition decision 11/17/2014

  4. AoA Findings • AoA results identified key risk areas and uncertainties that must be addressed prior to acquisition decision • Spacelift ground processing timelines • RLV and small ELV production costs • RLV technology maturation 11/17/2014

  5. AFRL-AFSPC TacSat Initiative • OVERALL OBJECTIVE - Build an executable plan to demonstrate TacSats in warfighter experiments, exercises, and wargames to reduce risks in future responsive space systems acquisition • TACSAT CHARACTERISTICS • Responsive • Development < 15 Months • Launch from Call-Up < 7 days • Operational from Orbital Insertion < 1 day • Integrated Spacecraft Weight ~ 1000 Lb • DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM • Launch on 12 month centers • Build upon on-going TacSat-1 and TacSat-2 programs • Leverage DARPA/AF FALCON program booster development • Community-wide participation • Government – AFSPC/NRO/DARPA/ONR/AFMC(AFRL) • Industry • Academia • Goal for first operational system spiral IOC – 2011 Contribute to energizing small satellite/launcher industrial base 11/17/2014

  6. Vision for Joint Warfighting Space (JWS) • Rapid-reaction, Joint Forces Commander (JFC) -dedicated space capabilities • Tailored for specific missions/geographic areas • Emphasis on operational/tactical levels of war • Real time integration into self-forming/self-healing networks • Provides decision quality data to the warfighter • Augments national asset support 11/17/2014

  7. Joint Warfighting Space Implications • May require relatively low-cost, short-lived satellites • Focused-mission satellites • Standard buses with plug-n-play payload interfaces • War-ready reserve of launchers and payloads • ISR, comm, nav, space superiority and CAV payloads • Mission flexibility through modular components • Establish routine and rapid acquisition for space • Develop, fabricate and field urgent combat solutions • Implementation may require new operational concepts • C2 organizational relationships and processes • Responsive range and launch operations • Satellite/payload integration and on-orbit operations 11/17/2014

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