Note that no date for IOC of either the new S-Band Space Fence or JMS was provided. They are still dreams for the future. --------- Brian On Wed, Aug 14, 2013 at 10:14 AM, Sheldon Cooper <bigbazinga@yahoo.com>wrote: > > http://csbj.com/2013/08/13/space-command-cuts-space-fence-ends-local-contract/ > > Excerpt: > > "Air Force officials say that the surveillance system, operational since > 1961, is just one part of its overall space surveillance network. The > system is designed to transmit a “fence” of radar energy vertically into > space to detect all objects intersecting he fence. It can detect object in > an “un-cued” observations – not tracking them based on previous information. > > But officials say the design is dated, and data is inaccurate. New > operating systems at Cavalier and Eglin Air Force bases provide more > accurate information. > “The AFSSS is much less capable than the Space Fence radar planned for > Kwajalein Island in the Republic of the Marshall Islands,” said Gen. > William L. Shelton, commander, of the Air Force Space Command. ”In fact, > it’s apples and oranges in trying to compare the two systems.” > > Unlike the AFSSS, the new Space Fence will provide very precise positional > data on orbiting objects and will be the most accurate radar in the Space > Surveillance Network. > > The newer system will provide capabilities to detect and track orbiting > objects such as commercial and military satellites, depleted space boosters > and space debris. It will have much greater sensitivity, allowing it to > detect, track and measure an object the size of a softball orbiting more > than 1,200 miles in space. Because it is also an un-cued tracking system, > it will provide evidence of satellite break-ups, collisions or unexpected > maneuvers of satellites. > “When combined with the new Joint Space Operations Center’s high > performance computing environment, the new Fence will truly represent a > quantum leap forward in space situational awareness for the nation,” > Shelton said." > _______________________________________________ > Seesat-l mailing list > http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/private/seesat-l/attachments/20130814/c968a870/attachment.html _______________________________________________ Seesat-l mailing list http://mailman.satobs.org/mailman/listinfo/seesat-l
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