KBR Wyle Services, LLC — Department of Defense SBIR Phase II: Efficient and effective operation of a communications satellite constellation involves hea

Description

Efficient and effective operation of a communications satellite constellation involves health and safety assurance as well as high-performance operations execution. Interruption to service or loss of satellite functionality can result in compromised mission objectives. It is essential for Network Management Facilities (NMF) and Space Operations Centers (SOC) to have the ability to quickly respond and recover from any satellite abnormality. As satellite systems advance in complexity with increased bandwidth capabilities, more effort is required to detect, trend, communicate, coordinate, and respond to changes in a satellite"s state of health. Our proposed MUOS Status And Reporting Tools (MOSART) program builds on TDKC"s previous Satellite Threat Evaluation Environment (STEED) Phase II SBIR effort where we researched and prototyped critical satellite status and monitoring tools for constellations managed at the Air Force (AF) Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC). Under this Phase II.5 effort, TDKC will extend our previous research and adapt our core User Definable Operation Picture (UDOP) software to support status monitoring of the Navy"s Mobile User Object System (MUOS). We will also adapt our decision support and satellite visualization tools to provide a much needed, ground-based situation awareness of the MUOS Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) network.