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SBIRS High features a mix of four geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) satellites, two highly elliptical earth orbit (HEO) payloads, and associated ground hardware and software.
SBIRS High features a mix of four geosynchronous earth orbit (GEO) satellites, two highly elliptical earth orbit (HEO) payloads, and associated ground hardware and software. SBIRS High will have both improved sensor flexibility and sensitivity. Sensors will cover short-wave infrared like its predecessor, expanded mid-wave infrared and see-to-the-ground bands allowing it to perform a broader set of missions as compared to DSP. Currently in the engineering, manufacturing, and development phase, the first SBIRS High HEO payload is scheduled for delivery in 2003 and the first GEO satellite is expected to launch in 2006
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ESPA Ring 2
This computer-generated picture depicts an Integrated Payload Stack (IPS), including the largest satellite, ESPA ring and five smaller satellites. (Illustration courtesy of Department of Defense Space Test Program)
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ESPA Ring 1
A computer-generated picture of the ESPA ring also shows the booster adapter and the five satellites that will be deployed during the initial STP-1 launch this fall. (Illustration courtesy of Department of Defense Space Test Program)
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Defense’s Global Information Grid
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. -- The Transformational Satellite Communications System Mission Operations System will provide network management for the TSAT system, providing network-centric interoperability between TSAT and the Department of Defense’s Global Information Grid. For the joint warfighter and deployed worldwide users, this means they are one step closer to obtaining network-centric warfare.
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