SPACE WEATHER OBSERVING - DOD PERSPECTIVE HEADQUARTERS U.S. AIR FORCE
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Headquarters U.S. Air Force
Integrity - Service - Excellence
Space Weather Observing
DoD Perspective
Mr. Ralph Stoffler
HQ USAF/A3W
21 October 2015
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Overview
Space environment
AF space weather observing systems – Current & Future
Ground & space-based
SECAF commitment
Space weather application
Space weather community
DoD perspective
Sensor-to-Operator chain
Summary
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AF Space Weather Observing
Current
Eielson
Fairford
Alpena San Vito
Vandenberg
Sagamore Hill
Holloman
Eglin
Hawaii Guam
Curacao
Singapore Kwajalein
Ascension Island Diego Garcia
SOON (3) Learmonth
ISTO (6)
RSTN (4)
NEXION (9)
DMSP: F16, F17, F18, F19
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AF Space Weather Observing
Future
Thule
Eielson
Fairford
Eareckson
Alpena Lajes San Vito
Loring
Vandenberg Incirlik Misawa
Sagamore Hill Bagram
Osan
Kuwait
Holloman
Eglin Wake Island
Al Dhafra Okinawa
Puerto Rico
Oman
Hawaii Guam
Honduras Curacao
Djibouti
Singapore Kwajalein
Ascension Island Diego Garcia American
Samoa
SOON (3)
ISTO (6)
RSTN (4)
NEXION (9)
Planned ISTO (+5)
Planned NEXION (+17)
DMSP: F16, F17, F18, F19, (F20?)
COSMIC-2: Low & High Inclination
All AF Space-based Platforms (2021)
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Space-based ECP Observing
Energetic Charged Particles (ECP)
DoD requires specification of natural environmental conditions
at the satellite
March 2015, SECAF mandated all AF satellites fly ECP sensor
AF currently working though requirements & acquisition
process to field sensor
Application
SpaceWOC – Space Situational Awareness (SSA), data
assimilation & modeling
JSpOC – SSA and anomaly assessment
Timeline: IOC – 2021 / FOC – TBD
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Space Weather Application
557th Weather Wing Space Weather Operations Center (SpaceWOC)
Mission-tailored unclassified and classified
analysis, forecasts, warnings
Disseminate system-impacting space weather
DoD operators and decision makers
National agencies
Anomaly assessment support
Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC)
C2 system executing USSTRATCOM
space control mission
Focal point for space force integration &
employment in military ops
Detect, track, and identify all artificial
objects in Earth orbit
Mission
I n tFocused
e g r i t y DoD
- S e r&vUSG
i c e -Operational
E x c e l l e n Support
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Space Weather Community
Space weather is a team sport!
Actively engaged in global community
Training
Space weather course (2 weeks) at 557 Weather Wing
Students from France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany – working to
bring in Japan and South Korea
Engaging with UK, South Korea on Ops Centers stand-up
Data sharing via web services – national & international partners
Cooperative efforts
NOAA SWPC – analysis and forecasting
AFRL, NRL, JHU/APL – modeling and data
Academic community
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Space Weather Observing
for Military Operations
What is the DoD perspective on space weather observing?
Operational requirement vs Research need
Sensor design, sustainability, lifespan
Assured availability
Sustained operational data sources
Dedicated communications
Access across all phases of military operations
Accredited systems
Usable on DoD/AF IT networks
Releasable to partners
Relevant, Reliable, Responsive Obs Feeding Sensor-to-Operator Chain
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Sensor-to-Operator Examples
Forecaster analysis & SpaceWOC forecast 20th Space Control Sq
SOON – Hα sunspot classification space wx & impacts alerted to space object
tracking impacts
Combined Air Operations Center Uninterrupted
ISTO – Radio Frequency UHF SATCOM
Theater ISR collection RQ-1 SATCOM
Beacon over flight signals Scintillation Map
data link to CAOC
Ionosphere specification 3D electron density Warfighter alerted
DMSP SSUSI – radiances fed to GAIM - geolocation impacts to GPS-guided
munition impacts
SENSOR I n t e g r i t ySPACE
- S e r vDATA
WEATHER i c& PRODUCTS
e - Excellence OPERATOR 10Sensor-to-Operator Examples
DMSP SSI/ES3 Ionosphere Specification Impact products – GPS Error, Infantry navigates via
Model – GAIM HF illumination
– counts/energy (plasma density) hand-held GPS
RSTN RIMS & SRS SpaceWOC DoD Radar/SATCOM Buckley AFB space
Forecaster SA RFI determination operators warned
NEXION Models – GAIM Impact products Naval Special
– derived profiles assimilates obs – HF illumination Warfare RHIB C2
via HF Comm
SENSOR I n t e g r i t ySPACE
- S e r vDATA
WEATHER i c& PRODUCTS
e - Excellence OPERATOR 11Summary
Air Force committed to space weather observing…now & future
Team with national & international community for DoD Support
Sensor-to-Operator – accurate, timely, relevant impacts delivered
Global Power Global Reach Air Ops Agile Combat Support
“Air Force weather enables Joint Warfighters to anticipate and exploit
the weather...for air, ground, space, cyberspace and intel operations.”
– AFW Mission
Army Ops Global Vigilance Special Ops Space Weather
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