2011 Annual Report - MIT Lincoln Laboratory

■ The Haystack Ultrawideband Satellite
Imaging Radar (HUSIR) will enable
imaging of satellites in low Earth orbits
with much higher resolution than
currently possible. In 2011, the installa
tion and initial alignment of the new
antenna surface was completed. HUSIR
will begin W-band satellite imaging
operations in 2013 after integration and
testing of the X- and W-band transmitters
and receiver electronics.
LEADERSHIP
FUTURE OUTLOOK
Dr. Grant H. Stokes Mr. Lawrence M. Candell Mr. Craig E. Perini
Shown is the completed
antenna surface of the
Haystack Ultrawideband
Satellite Imaging Radar.
■ New sensor systems are bringing expanded capabilities to the Space Control mission
area. These systems include the Space-Based Space Surveillance–Block 10, the Space
Surveillance Telescope, HUSIR, and the Space Fence. Considerable effort will be
required to fully assess the information available from the new sensors and make it most
useful to operators.
■ Major activities will move toward information extraction, integration, and decision
support. The challenge will be to incorporate the widest possible set of data and
automate the process of generating customized, actionable products for a wide
range of users. In particular, developing and demonstrating a net-centric architecture
for information integration and command and control will be critical for evolving to a
machine-to-machine–driven space situational awareness capability that can respond on
timelines required to support survivability efforts.
■ Emerging technical areas include advanced radar development, radar surveillance,
space-object identification, electro-optical deep-space surveillance, collaborative
sensing and identification, fusion, and processing.
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