Acquisition Panel

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Acquisition Panel Navy and National Security
Space Naval IT Day 5 March 2008
RDML Victor See, USN Commander, SPAWAR Space
Field Activity PEO Space Systems Director,
Communications Systems Acquisition and
Operations National Reconnaissance Office
Statement A Originator Controlled (ORCON)
Through PEO Space Systems
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Space Lifeline to Our Forces
Delivering Perspective, Penetration, Precision,
Persistence
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Information Needs from Space (Mobile Users)

• Network-centric operations and intersystem
  connectivity
• New doctrine emphasizing fighting flexibility and
  speed
• Collection from ISR platformsAirborne
  Spaceborne
• Common picture to force structureTactical
  Strategic
• Push instant communications to forward deployed
  unitsCommunication on the Move (COTM)
• Dramatic increase in capacity
• Small terminals for vehicles and aircraft on the
  move
• Continued need for protected communications
• Worldwide coveragein theater and en route
• Access to multiple SATCOM systems
• Right mix of military and commercial SATCOM
• Interoperability with Coalition Forces
  Traditional Allies

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Naval Transformation and Space

• Naval strategy shifting from threat-based,
  platform- centric force.to effects-based,
• network-centric based
• - Capability-driven requirements
• - Arrayed in MCPs (Mission Capabilities
  Packages)
• FORCENet - Catalyst for net-centric
  transformation
• - Integrate and synchronize weapons and sensors
• - Building blocks CANES, ISR/C2 services
• - UHF Follow-On (UFO)
• Transformational Communications
• - Integrate DoD/IC/NASA networks
• - Transformational capabilities
• - Mobile User Objective System (MUOS)
• - Wideband Global System (WGS)
• - Advanced EHF (AEHF)
• - Transformational Satellite (TSAT)
• Space - Critical enabler for
• - Maritime Ops Center (MOC)/MHQ
• - Long-range, precision strike
• - Cruise missile

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SATCOM Trends - Quantity
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• Visible increase in demand for SATCOM in recent
  operations
• Future expansion in need due to
• Expanding capabilities of Intelligence,
  Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) assets
• Increased reliance on high-fidelity sensors on
  Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
• Implementing Battle Communications-On-The-Move
  (BCOTM) for small, highly mobile tactical forces

Warfighters Need More Comm
Source DISA/CC, Lt Gen Raduege, briefing for
NDIA, 19 Feb 2004
UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO
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Military Satellite Communications1960 - 2016
UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

• WHATS NEW
• Internet-like connectivityResponsive
• Comm-on-the-Move to Support Small, Mobile Units
• Optical Band to Support ISR
• Increased Capacity

TSAT
Protected Communications
Anti-Jam Antenna
Anti-Jam Waveform Comm in nuclear environment
AEHF
Milstar II
Milstar I
4000X
400X
40X
2000X
4X
Ka-band ISR
2000X
Wideband Communications
WGS
X-band
1500X
Defense Satellite Communications System DSCS I
700X
DSCS III SLEP
DSCS III
DSCS II
250X
100X
60X
1X
2001-2003
2000-2003
1994-1995
1971-1979
1982-1997
1960
2016
2007
2008
Continuous Capacity and Protection Improvements
Being Responsive to Warfighter Needs
UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO
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Description of Todays MILSATCOM Systems
Defense Satellite Comm System (DSCS)
Global Broadcast Service (GBS)
Milstar
Commercial
Fleet Satellite (FLTSAT) UHF Follow-On (UFO)
C Ku
Ka-Band
UHF
SHF
EHF

• Survivable comm with
• Anti-Jam Protection
• Low Medium data
• rates for Strategic
• Tactical Users Worldwide
• Crosslinks - no ground
• relay stations needed
• Future Advanced EHF
• (AEHF), then TSAT

• Pay for services
• through DISA
• No protection
• High throughput
• Imagery
• Video
• Growing use
• Future To be determined (due to WGS capacity)

• No protection
• Low data rates
• Cheap, mobile
• terminals
• Demand Assigned
• Multiple Access
• increases user access
• LEASAT
• Future Mobile User
• Objective System
• (MUOS)

• Hosted on UFO (GBS)
• No protection
• High throughput
• Imagery
• Video
• Large data products
• (Predator Video Feed,
• Air Tasking Order
• dissemination)
• Future Wideband
• Global System
• (WGS)

• Limited Anti-Jam protection
• High data rates for
• Long Haul Tactical
• Users Worldwide
• User demand growing
• Future Wideband
• Global System (WGS)

SATCOM systems are essential to provide assured
communications for force projection Commercial
systems augment to meet surge requirements
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UFO Health Availability(February 2008)
Predicted Availability of 8 UFOs
March 2010 MUOS On-Orbit Capability (OOC)
January 2010 70 Availability _at_ KDP-C
April 2009 70 Availability
February 2008
UFO F1 launch vehicle failed UFO
Mean Mission Duration - 10 years UFO Design Life
14 years FLTSAT design life - 5 years LEASAT
design life - 5 years - Expected end of Life
because of Fuel 2011
MUOS Design Life - 15 years MUOS Mean Mission
Duration - 13.5 years
12 month GAP in projected availability and MUOS
OOC Failure of UFO satellite or certain
components would drastically change projected
availability
MUOS is critical to maintaining UHF SATCOM
capability
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MUOSArchitecture Summary

• Four UHF GEOs, plus on-orbit spare
• Commercial A2100 series bus
• 16 spot beams and one earth coverage beam
• New UHF uplink and downlink filings to get
  contiguous 5 MHz channels
• Integrated ground network
• Manages the information network
• Controls the satellites
• Provides access to DSN services
• Bent-pipe payload
• Legacy payload compatible with UHF terminals
• New 3G WCDMA waveform
• Provides Comms on the Move for 21st century
  mobile forces

Five geo-synchronous communications satellites
that replaces the current UFO constellation and
provides UHF narrowband (lt64 kilobits/second
kbps) tactical SATCOM to Joint, Allied and
Coalition mobile forces on the move with an
on-orbit availability date of 2010 and full
capability in 2014
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UHF Legacy vs MUOSComparison
On-Orbit Spare72E
On-Orbit Spare72E
177W
100W
15.5W
75E
177W
100W
15.5W
75E
Ka
Ka
USB/ SGLS
USB/ SGLS
Co-exist and operate with Legacy UFO in same slot
Co-exist and operate with Legacy UFO in same slot
UHF Legacy
UHF Legacy
UHF SA-WCDMA
UHF SA-WCDMA
Schriever AFB Backup Satellite Control Facility
Schriever AFB Backup Satellite Control Facility
Pt. Mugu Primary Satellite Control Facility
Pt. Mugu Primary Satellite Control Facility
Sicily Radio Access Facilities
Sicily Radio Access Facilities
No DISA Connectivity Across ASIA
No DISA Connectivity Across ASIA
SCF
SCF
SCF
RAF
SCF
RAF

• Northwest
• Radio Access Facilities
• Switching Facility
• Teleport I/F

RAF

• Northwest
• Radio Access Facilities
• Switching Facility
• Teleport I/F
• Network Mgmt Facility

RAF
SF
SF
RAF
RAF
Ground Infrastructure Mesh Connectivity to All
Sites
Ground Infrastructure Mesh Connectivity to All
Sites

• Wahiawa
• Radio Access Facilities
• Switching Facility
• Teleport I/F
• Network Mgmt Facility

• Wahiawa
• Radio Access Facilities
• Switching Facility
• Teleport I/F
• Network Mgmt Facility

SF
SF
NMF
RAF
RAF
Australia Radio Access Facilities
Australia Radio Access Facilities
Capacity is the Warfighters 1 KPP
Capacity is the Warfighters 1 KPP
Legacy 1111 2.4kbps accesses
2.666 Mbps
Spectrally Adaptive (SA)-WCDMA enables high
capacity in congested UHF spectrum
Legacy 1111 2.4kbps accesses
2.666 Mbps
Spectrally Adaptive (SA)-WCDMA enables high
capacity in congested UHF spectrum
MUOS 16,332 2.4kbps accesses
40.216 Mbps 424 2.4bps Legacy
Accesses
MUOS 16,332 2.4kbps accesses
40.216 Mbps 424 2.4bps Legacy
Accesses
HIGH DATA RATES SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGED
TERMINALS IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS
HIGH DATA RATES SUPPORTING DISADVANTAGED
TERMINALS IN ALL ENVIRONMENTS
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Leased UHF SATCOM
LEASAT (Operational)
Hosted Payload (Planned)
Skynet (Planned)

• Description
• Annual lease of multiple 25kHz UHF channels on
  the UKs Skynet fleet
• Skynet 5C can provide 5-25 kHz channels at 17.8W
• Period of Performance
• 2009-2010
• Status
• Anticipate award of Sole Source contract to
  INTELSAT Corp. in Nov 2008
• Funding
• OMN (M)

• Description
• Government/industry cost sharing agreement to
  quickly design, build, test and field a small
  prototype UHF payload that may be integrated as a
  secondary payload onto an existing spacecraft
  design
• Threshold of 8-25kHz channels
• Location is TBD
• Period of Performance
• 2011-TBD
• Status
• Pre-solicitation and Industry day announcements
  posted 25 Feb 2008
• Industry Day 11 Mar 2008
• Funding
• RDTE ( M)
• OMN funding for out year leases will need to be
  addressed in PR11

• Description
• LEASAT 5 launched in Jan 90 with a design life of
  5 years
• Annual lease with G2 Satellite Solutions Corp
  since 2003
• 5-25 kHz 1-5 kHz channels located at 100E to
  support US requirements in CENTCOM AOR
• 1-25kHz channel 4-5 kHz channels support
  Australian Defense Forces
• Period of Performance
• Current contract option provides services through
  31Jan 2010
• Plan to extend contract to Sep 2011
• Status
• Well beyond design life
• Expected end of life in 2011 (fuel)
• Funding
• OMN (M)
• FY11 funding required
• GWOT funding through FY07

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Summary
UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO

• New SATCOM Programs will significantly increase
  bandwidth
• MUOS on track to replace the UFO constellation
  and On Orbit Capability in 2010
• SATCOM Development efforts closely linked with
  many other DOD programs
• Resultant capabilities
• Robust, connected command and control
• Universal situation awareness
• Increased tempo of operations
• Virtual Sensors

SATCOM Continuing to Enhance Warfighters
Capability
UNCLASSIFIED//FOUO