Ground Systems Architecture Workshop (GSAW 2000)

Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN) Architecture Evolution

Colonel Randy Odle
Deputy Program Director Satellite and Launch Control Systems Program Office SMC/CW

24 Feb 00
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AFSCN Overview
KEY TO SYMBOLS CPCA Camp Parks Communication Annex Pleasanton, CA Operational Control Node TTS Thule Tracking Station Thule AB, Greenland NHS New Hampshire Station New Boston AFS, NH Remote Tracking Station (RTS) Test Antennae Data Link Terminal (DLT) Transportable Vehicle Checkout Facility (TVCF)

Mission Provide earth-to-space connection required to fly operational military satellites Also provides launch and early orbit tracking of all major US launches Capabilities Global infrastructure of 22 common user antennas at 10 worldwide locations and 2 control centers Provides satellite state-of health, and Tracking, Telemetry, and Commanding (TT&C) for over 100 satellites, including DoD, Classified, Allied, and civil systems Other functions: Mission Data Recovery (MDR), Comm, Radio Frequency Interference (RFI)/Collision Avoidance (COLA)

OAFB Onizuka Control Node Onizuka AFB, CA

HTS Hawaii Tracking Station Kaena Pt., HI

TCS Telemetry & Command Station Oakhanger, England

VTS Vandenberg Tracking Station Vandenberg AFB, CA CTS Colorado Tracking Station Schriever AFB, CO SAFB Schriever Control Node Schriever AFB, CO TVCF-E Transportable Vehicle Checkout Facility - East Cape Canaveral AFS, FL DGS Diego Garcia Station British Indian Ocean Terr. Diego Garcia Island GTS Guam Tracking Station Anderson AFB, Guam

DoD common user network of ground systems required to support the nations surveillance, navigation, communications, and weather satellite operations
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AFSCN Today
Range Seg
Mission Satellite TT&C and Mission

Comm Seg
COMSAT (DSCS, Commercial, M22)

Cmd&Cntrl Seg
Operational Control Node

SOCs

Launch Support

TT&C and Mission

Onizuka AS, CA
TT&C and Mission Backhaul Comm Operational Control Node

SOCs

Automated Remote Tracking Stations

Distributed Processing within Operational Control Nodes (Dual Nodes) Standard Automated RTS Core with Mission Unique Elements Separation of Operational and R&D Missions

Schriever AFB, CO

AFSCN Architecture Evolution Game Plan

US on-demand, assured access to its satellites/payloads Be consistent with AFSPC/NSSA satellite control visions Focus effort on shared comm and range assets
May evolve into DoD SCN; may be part of larger interoperable network and also provide commercial satellite support Maintain support for legacy satellites/interfaces Develop services with new common, interoperable interfaces

Make maximum use of COTS products and services

Identify requirements/CONOPS changes needed to better use COTS CAIV tradeoffs on requirements vs COTS-based capabilities/solutions Conduct near-term demos -- build confidence in COTS products/services

Strong system/horizontal engineering

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AFSCN Way Ahead

Centralized Control, Centralized Execution, Point to Point Links Comm Satellite Mission Satellite

SOCs

AFSCN Control Node

AFSCN RTS

Centralized Control, Decentralized Execution, DISN Network NCC Mission Satellite

Today

SOC

WANIU

DISN ATM

WANIU

AFSCN RTS

Centralized Scheduling, Decentralized Execution, Multi-User WAN Service

DoD/Other Govt/Commercial Satellite

After Comm Upgrades (~2003)

Network Management
Schedule

Other Govt RTS Commercial RTS

SOCs
Other Govt Commercial

WAN Service

AFSCN RTS
Dedicated Dedicated RTS RTS

~2007

AFSCN Vision
(~2008 Architecture)
Centralized Scheduling, Decentralized Execution, Multi-User WAN Service
DoD, Other Govt, Commercial Satellite

Network Network Management Management

Schedule

Other Govt Other Govt RTS RTS

Commercial Commercial RTS RTS

AF SOCs AF SOCs
Other Govt Other Govt SOCS SOCS Commercial Commercial SOCs SOCs

WAN Service

AFSCN AFSCN RTS RTS

Standard User Interface

Dedicated Dedicated RTS RTS

AFSCN ~2008 Architecture Attributes

Assured access from distributed users to space assets Provide primary launch, early orbit, and anomaly TT&C Provide some on-orbit TT&C and mission data transport Be interoperable with other satellite control systems Reduce required government infrastructure and manning Provide high data quality, security, and privacy Maintain required support to legacy programs Dual SGLS and USB capable AFSCN Accommodate future bandwidth efficient modulation capability
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