1. APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATION MARKINGS
4/15/2017
Operationally Responsive Space
Briefing to
Commercial Space Transportation Advisory Committee
21 May 2009
Dr. Peter Wegner
Director, ORS Office
APPROPRIATE CLASSIFICATION MARKINGS

2. Operationally Responsive Space: Four Reasons, One ORS, One Mission
Space Protection, robust space capabilities
GWOT: capacity and revisit vs. exquisite
Budget pressures, new business model
Technology advancing military utility of small sats
Four Reasons $
Operationally Responsive Space
One
ORS
One Mission
ASSURED SPACE POWER FOCUSED ON TIMELY SATISFACTION OF JFCs’ NEEDS

3. ORS Mission Essential Tasks
Respond to JFC Needs from USSTRATCOM
Simultaneous submission to JUONS process required to obtain funding
Develop End-to-End enablers for USSTRATCOM’s 2015 CONOPS
CDL MIST
WALLOPS / Minotaur I
VMOC
MMSOC
Minotaur Family of LV’s
Rapid Assembly and Test
Plug ‘n Play
Tactical TPED
Kodiak Launch Complex
Falcon I
RAPTOR
Responsive
Busses/Payloads Manufacturing
Responsive Launch
Responsive Range
Responsive C2 / TPED
Vandenberg AFB
Cape
Super Strypi
Kwajalein 3

4. CDR USSTRACOM Desired 2015 End-State
ORS Needs
ORS Approaches
Warfighting Effects
Gaps / Needs Identified and Prioritized by USSTRATCOM
Tier 1
“Employ it”
On-demand with existing assets
Minutes to hours
Tier 2
“Launch/deploy it”
On-call with ready-to-field assets
Days to weeks
Tier 3
“Develop it”
Rapid transition from development to delivery of new or modified capabilities
Months (not years)
Reconstitute lost capabilities
Augment/Surge existing capabilities
Fill Unanticipated Gaps in capabilities
Exploit new technical/ operational innovations
Respond to unforeseen or episodic events
Enhance survivability and deterrence

5. Operationalizing the ORS 2015 Blueprint
JFC
Needs US
STRATCOM
ORS
Playbook
Tier 1
Capability Shortfall
Tier 1 Solutions
Services
Tier 2
ORS “Common Utilities”
Mission Design Tool
Rapid Response Space Center
Govt s/w
Library
ISR Mission Kit
Comm Mission Kit
Tier 2/3 Solutions
Rapid Transport to
Launch Range
Space Protection Mission Kit
New Capabilities
S&T Infusion
Rapid Integration & Launch
Tactical Tasking & Downlink
Tier 3
Tier 2
Capability Shortfall
ORS Office
Enabler Spirals
Innovation
Cell 5

6. Analogy for ORS Tier-2 Operating Concept
Recon Wing Capability for Space
Responsive Platforms
Satellite buses
Plug-n-play satellite payloads
Launch Vehicles
Rapid Build-Up/Turn Times
JFC Call-Up
Operation, not acquisition
Air Tasking Order Responsiveness
Sustained high ops tempo
On-Demand
Launchers
Responsive Payloads
Responsive Buses
Payload Flexibility
Telescopes, comm pkgs, Mini-SAR
RF ID, PAN/MSI/HSI backplane
Bus Flexibility/Compatibility
Plug n Play, standard interfaces
Modularity
Responsive Infrastructure
Scalable, Responsive Lift
Responsive Range & Network
Responsive Sat Ops
Responsive, Tailorable C2 & TPED
ORS Office
Architect & Demonstrate
Services
Procure, Field, Operate, Sustain 6

7. Data Processing and Distribution
UNCLASSIFIED//FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
Translating the U-2 model to ORS
Essential FY15 Endstate Elements
Data Processing and Distribution
Airbases
Aircraft Platform and Sensor Bay
Mission Kits
Mission Kits
ATC
Mission Planning
Wing Maintenance 7 7

8. “Joint Task Force – ORS”
TT&C
AFSCN
Mission
Data
Libraries
CDL
JTF-ORS: A task-organized space expeditionary force delivering assured space power focused on timely satisfaction of Joint Force Commanders’ needs
Responsive Ranges
Modular RF Payloads
SAR, Comm, Tac E/W
Modular EO Payloads
PAN, HSI, IR, Missile Warning, SSA
Multi-Mission SOC
Pre-Fabricated
Bus Structures/PnP Backplanes
Rapid Response Space Facility
(Mission Planning, SE, AI&T, Logistics)
Mission Design Tool 8

9. TacSat 1-5: Tech Maturation and Operational Experimentation
TacSat-1/1A
Maritime Domain Awareness: automatic identification system (AIS)
Low res imagery
Encrypted links
SIPRNET Networking
Cross-Platform Experimentation
Working with NRL on plans
Launch TBD
TacSat-2
Medium Res. Imagery
SEI/AIS
Introduce Space-Ground common data link for Tactical Comms
Early Rapid Launch & Checkout Procedures
Increased Autonomy Experimentation
Single-pass TPED
Mission Complete
Launched Dec
TacSat-3
Land-Focused Hyperspectral Payload
1st Implementation of Selected Bus Standards
Secondary Data-exfiltration (data-X) Payload
Continue Process Dev. for Rapid Launch & Check-Out Ops.
Launched 8 May 2009
TacSat-4
Comm-on-the-move/blue force tracking/data-X/Ship Tracking
Test Long Dwell tailored Orbits (highly inclined, elliptical)
1st System-Level Standardized Bus
Space Qualify High Assurance Internet Encryption
Launch 1 Sep 2009
TacSat-5
Next-generation plug-and-play bus development by AFRL with industry
Mission payload TBD
Launch Mid FY 12

10. APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
ORS International Collaboration Strategy Notional Strategy: In coordination, not fully vetted within the Department
APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Goal: Harness capabilities of coalition space assets and enable coalition participation in ORS constellations
Establish agreement for international participation
3. Coalition Partners – procure or reproduce additional copies
4. Coalition Partners – enter into data sharing and tasking agreements
2. Develop ORS satellites & broker coalition strategy
Partners Can Buy The Capability of a Constellation….For The Price of a Single Satellite

11. APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE
Opportunities and Challenges!
ORS is…
Focused on developing enabling capabilities for operational reconstitution and augmentation
Creating an operational capability with service partners
Creating a strategy for international collaboration
Transforming the space enterprise
Challenges…
Very short launch timelines – days for notification
Launch range safety processes – clearing, public safety, etc…
This statement is posted on the white house web site (
Space: The full spectrum of U.S. military capabilities depends on our space systems. To maintain our technological edge and protect assets in this domain, we will cooperate continue to invest in next-generation capabilities such as operationally responsive space and global positioning systems. We will cooperate with our allies and the private sector to identify and protect against intentional and unintentional threats to U.S. and allied space capabilities.