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SATCOM for Net-Centric Warfare MilsatMagazineJanuary 2020 issue This issue... Crucial Comms for Emergency Efforts NextGen Milsatcom Technology COTS Processing Evolution Protecting Space Assets Dispatches United States Space Force Boeing GomSpace GAO Sierra Nevada Corporation Orbit Communications Inmarsat Government Envisatcom Northrop GrummaN Space & Missile Systems Center Israel Aerospace Industries xicom.satnews.sky.qxp_milsat.mag.snipe.01.20 final 1/8/20 1:14 PM Page 1 MMIILLSSAATTCCOOMM AAMMPPLLIIFFIIEERR SSOOLLUUTTIIOONNSS LLooww LLeeaakkaaggee MMuullttii--CCaarrrriieerr XX--BBaanndd CCoommppaacctt IInntteerrcchhaannggeeaabbllee BBUUCCss:: XX,, KKuu,, KKaa--BBaanndd WWiiddee AArrrraayy ooff QQ--bbaanndd SSoolluuttiioonnss Publishing Operations Features Silvano Payne, Publisher + Executive Writer Dispatches Simon Payne, Chief Technical Officer Hartley G. Lesser, Editorial Director United States Space Force .......................................................................................4 Pattie Lesser, Executive Editor Donald McGee, Production Manager GAO ..........................................................................................................................9 Andy Bernard, Sales Director Boeing .....................................................................................................................10 Teresa Sanderson, Operations Director Sean Payne, Business Development Director Sierra Nevada Corporation .....................................................................................12 Dan Makinster, Technical Advisor Wendy Lewis, Contributing Editor Orbit Communications ............................................................................................14 Paul Sims, Contributing Editor GomSpace ...............................................................................................................14 Senior Columnists Envistacom ..............................................................................................................15 Richard Dutchik, Dutchik Communications Northrop Grumman ................................................................................................16 Chris Forrester, Broadgate Publications Karl Fuchs, iDirect Government Services USAF Space & Missile Systems Center ..................................................................18 Bob Gough, Goonhilly Earth Station Rebecca M. Cowen-Hirsch, Inmarsat Israel Aerospace Industries ....................................................................................19 Ken Peterman, Viasat Giles Peeters, Track24 Defence Ryan Schradin, GSR Crucial Comms Support for Hurricane Dorian’s Emergency Efforts .............................20 Koen Willems, Newtec by Madison Musgraves, Benjamin Kennedy and Lauren Vatier This issue’s authors The Government Satellite Report: NextGen MILSATCOM Technology .......................24 Scott Anderson by Ryan Schradin Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch COTS Processing Evolution ...........................................................................................28 by Scott Anderson Benjamin Kennedy Protecting Space Assets ...............................................................................................30 Madison Musgraves by Rebecca Cowen-Hirsch Ryan Schradin Lauren Vatier Advertiser Index 2020 SmallSat Symposium ............................................................................................17 SatMagazine is published 11 times a year by Satnews Publishers, 800 Siesta Way, Advantech Wireless ........................................................................................................7 Sonoma, CA, 95476 — USA. 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All included imagery is courtesy of, and copyright to, the respective companies and/or named individuals. 2 MilsatMagazine — December 2019 Dispatches U.S. Space Force established The President of the This new service will help ensure we “Space is U.S. national interests and security United States has signed are postured to deter aggression, critical to in space.” the 2020 National Defense defend our national interests and our nation’s Authorization Act and, outpace potential adversaries.” economic “With the establishment of the with that signing, directed interests, Space Force we elevate the the establishment of the U.S. The U.S. military and the commercial national organize, train and equip function Space Force as the sector rely heavily on space-enabled security, consistent with the criticality of sixth branch of the U.S. capabilities, and the Defense and way of the space domain,” said General armed forces. Department must protect those life,” said Jay Raymond, Chief of Space assets and maintain U.S. superiority Chairman Chairman of the Operations and Commander, U.S. “We are at in the space domain, the Deputy of the Joint Joint Chiefs of Space Command. “The U.S. Space the dawn of a Assistant Secretary of Defense for Chiefs of Staff, General Force will deliver the capabilities new era for our Space Policy, Stephen L. Kitay said Staff, General Mark A. Milley U.S. Space Command needs to Nation’s Armed during an AFCEA luncheon last year. Mark A. control and exploit space for Forces. The Milley. “In military operations, space national advantage.” establishment He explained that the Department is not just a place from which we of the U.S. of Defense (DoD) is no longer support combat operations in other Much of the new U.S. Space Force Space Force is viewing space as a support function, domains, but a warfighting domain will be built from existing structure an historic event but as a warfighting domain -— a in and of itself. Our adversaries are with the armed services and DoD. Secretary of and a strategic domain of potential crisis and building and deploying capabilities Some of the space assets that Defense imperative for conflict. The Space Force unifies to threaten us, so we can no longer currently reside in each of the Mark T. Esper our Nation. space-related activities within DoD. take space for granted. The U.S. armed services are not going to be Space has become so important Space Force is the necessary and incorporated into the Space Force, to our way of life, our economy, Kitay added that the nation needs essential step our Nation will take such as the National Reconnaissance and our national security that we to maintain space superiority and to defend our national interests in Office. Additionally, U.S. Space must be prepared as a Nation to protect freedom of operations in space today and into the future.” Command that was activated in protect it from hostile actions,” said that domain. ‘’Future operations August of 2019 will remain as a Secretary of Defense, Mark T. Esper. will likely start or extend into “The launch of the U.S. Space Force combatant command with a focus He continued, “Our Military Services space and we have to be ready for propels the nation into a new era,” on warfighting aspects. have created the world’s best space that eventuality.’’ said Secretary of the Air Force, capabilities. Now is the time for the Barbara M. Barrett. “An agile, lean U.S. Space Force to lead our Nation and technologically-advanced force in preparing for emerging threats of talented professionals will now in an evolving space environment. singularly focus on protecting our 4 MilsatMagazine — January 2020 effectively stand up the U.S. on speed, agility, and Space Force, subject to law. partnerships within DoD, The Department has the within the U.S. Government, opportunity to build a new with allies and international Armed Force guided by partners, and with the joint principles but with a private sector. mission and culture unique Finally, the space to space operations. acquisition enterprise should First, the U.S. Space Force be rationalized as the U.S. will cultivate space domain- Space Force is established. specific expertise and serve