Air Force has chosen Intelligent Software Solutions the to continue its leadership role in defining the future of Space Situational Awareness systems over the coming year. ISS participated, under an Air Force Research Laboratory initiative in 2007, in the construction of the Joint Space Operations Center (JSpOC) Situational Assessment and Reporting System (JSARS). This system integrated a variety of disparate space-related sensors at the JSpOC at Vandenberg AFB, CA. For visualization by operators and decision makers at the JSpOC, the data from these sensors was fused into a cohesive Space Situational Awareness (SSA) picture.

ISS will continue, in preparation for the upcoming Space C2 program procurement, to extend JSARS to assist in defining the operational infrastructure concepts required for a DoD-wide space command and control enterprise. To construct the JSpOC Space Integration Prototype (JSIP), a net-centric distributed enterprise integrating components of JSARS and other USAF SSA programs, the Air Force Electronic Systems Center 850 ELSG at Peterson AFB, CO is working closely with an AFRL-led team. Intended as a proof-of-concept for the underlying infrastructure of the USAF space “partnership of programs,” integrating ISSA, RAIDRS/STACS, and Space C2 services, JSIP is a risk-reduction activity. ISS serves as the lead integrator for the AFRL team, and will construct and deploy the enterprise platform and core services.

“ISS is pleased to apply our considerable operational enterprise expertise to this important domain. We recognize the vital importance of this system in protecting the nation’s space capabilities, and look forward to successfully executing JSIP and related space programs”, according to Dr. David Rodvold, ISS Space Systems Branch Chief, who serves as the Chief Engineer for JSIP.