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America is Building Satellite Defense Surveillance.

2021-02-09

NASA in Washington, D.C.

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The Space Development Agency (SDA) has their marching orders.

They plan to blanket the skies above the earth with a mesh of satellites.

Their Mission: To build the National Defense Space Architecture. (NDSA), NASA in Washington, D.C.

We’re being told we need protection from missile threats on earth and possibly in space.

It’s not clear that we’re in imminent danger, but the military is acting as if we are.

The plan is to place many satellites in low-earth orbit, with a whole lot of other equipment on the ground.

The National Defense Space Architecture will be built in layers.

  • Transport layer
  • Tracking layer
  • Custody layer
  • Deterrence layer
  • Navigation layer
  • Battle management layer, and
  • Support layers.

If we build it will they come?

The United States Department of Defence is relying on industry to design and build the kinds of satellites they want. NASA, Washington, D.C.

They’re launching every two years.

In 2022, they will launch 28 satellites.

This is the first round of this proliferation endeavor.

It will include 20 ‘transport’ satellites and 8 missile tracking satellites.

The transport satellites are designed to transport information quickly so the military can respond to threats.

They've already signed the contracts to build them.

They will use this first round as a testing and training opportunity.

What they learn from this first round will be used to improve what is required in the second launch in 2024.

In 2024, they will launch approximately 224 satellites.

The first 200 will be transport ones, with a couple of dozen for tracking missiles.

They plan to have 1000 satellites installed in orbit by 2026.

They expect 1000 satellites to be enough to cover the entire surface of the globe.

The idea behind this quick phased-in approach is to allow the military to get support and technology in place quickly, with improvements added as each launch occurs.

This will provide increased capabilities for warfighters quickly.

They will also be able to respond to new threats as they are identified, by developing new technology and including it in the next launch.

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“it’s…..an on-orbit mesh network that will connect space-based sensors with terrestrial shooters.” Nathan Strout, SDQ NASA,Washington, D.C.

Here’s how it will work:

The transport satellites will receive information from a sensor in space, then pass the info to any location on the planet.

The transport satellite at that location will relay it to the ground in near-real-time.

The appropriate military response will then occur.

The mesh network is intended to be able to:

  • transmit signals beyond the line of sight,

  • track hypersonic weapons,

  • allow for accurate navigation and data timing, and

  • target things that are out of sight.

The main idea is to move quickly and remain nimble, in order to respond quickly to changes needed.

The eight tracking satellites in the first launch are wide-field-of-view satellites for a missile-tracking layer.

By the end of 2022, we will have 20 surveillance satellites in low orbit.

They will transmit information to an undisclosed location in the United States.

We will have 8 missile tracking satellites in a higher orbit, watching for bogeys.

In the final year of a failing presidency, 45 is yet again, making decisions that will impact the entire world.

Speed has been an important focus of this proliferation.

It’s unprecedented in this industry.

I anticipate that other world leaders are surprised and are already scrambling to catch up.

The US loves to invest heavily in its ‘war machine’. NASA in Washington, D.C.

There's not much evidence of a direct threat that requires a response of this level.

So it's likely this is more of the same.

Here we go again.

sources:

https://aviationweek.com/special-topics/air-dominance/podcast-interview-space-development-agency-director

https://www.defense.gov/Explore/Features/Story/Article/2446327/whats-with-all-the-us-space-related-agencies/

https://sdquebec.ca/fr/nouvelle/heres-what-the-space-development-agency-wants-from-its-first-10-satellites

https://www.c4isrnet.com/battlefield-tech/space/2020/11/09/gotta-go-fast-how-americas-space-development-agency-is-shaking-up-acquisitions/ NASA in Washington, D.C.

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