SBIRS GEO

Space Based Infrared System

The Next Generation in Global, Persistent IR Surveillance
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SBIRS Mission Antenna (Links 4) Battery
SBIRS is a space based infrared system providing data Deployable
for missile warning, missile defense, technical intelligence, and Light Shade
battlespace awareness. The program includes geosynchronous
earth orbit (GEO) satellites, payloads in highly elliptical earth orbit
2-Panel Tri-Junction
(HEO), and ground processing and control elements. The inte- GaAs Solar Arrays
grated system supports multiple missions simultaneously, while
meeting stringent availability requirements. Increment 1 was opera-
tional with legacy DSP satellites in Dec. 2001; subsequent deliver- Dual Band Gimbaled
ies included the Interim Backup Mission Control Station, Integrated Spot Beams
(Links 1, 2, 3)
Training Suite, and initial missile defense capabilities. The first
and second HEO payloads were announced on-orbit (with mission Payload
performance surpassing specifications) by the Air Force in Enclosure
Nov. 2006 and June 2008, respectively. The first two GEO space- 3-Color IR Payload; Short Schmidt
Telescopes with Dual Optical Pointing Omni Antenna
craft are being readied for launch. Additional HEO and GEO assets (Scanner and Starer) (Links 5, 6)
are also in work.

Ground System Features SBIRS GEO Satellite

• Manages SBIRS objective constellation of 4 GEO satellites, Satellite Features
2 HEO payloads, and legacy DSP satellites • A2100 derived spacecraft, 12-year design life, 9.8-year MMD
• Key functions • ~10,000-lb predicted wet weight at launch
— Mission planning/payload tasking • 3-axis stabilized with 0.05 deg pointing accuracy; solar flyer
attitude control
— Constellation management/TT&C
• RH-32 rad-hardened single board computers with reloadable
— Mission processing flight software
— Event reporting and data distribution • ~2800 watts generated by GaAs solar arrays
— Ground control • GPS receiver with Selected Availability Secure Anti-Spoof
• Provides normal, survivable, and endurable operating modes Module (SAASM)
— Primary and backup mission control stations and remote • ~1000-lb infrared payload: scanning and staring sensors
— 3 colors: short-wave, mid-wave, and see-to-ground sensor-
ground stations in CONUS and overseas
chip assemblies
— Distributed high availability server architecture — Short Schmidt telescopes with dual optical pointing
• Operated by Air Force Space Command’s 2nd Space Warning — Agile precision pointing and control
Squadron and 11th Space Warning Squadron — Passive thermal cooling
• Secure communications links for normal, survivable, and endur-
SBIRS System Architecture able operations

Link Band Function

1-S down Ka Survivable mission data
1-T down Ka Normal mission data
2 up Q Anti-jam commanding
3 down Ka Wideband sensor data
4 down S Theater mission downlink
5 down S Backup SGLS telemetry downlink
6 up S Backup SGLS commanding

SBIRS Team
Air Force acquisition of SBIRS is managed by the
Space and Missile Systems Center in Los Angeles, Calif.
Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company is the prime contractor
responsible for program management, systems engineering, and
spacecraft development. Lockheed Martin Information Systems
The Next Generation of Persistent, Global IR Surveillance and Global Solutions develops ground systems. Northrop Grum-
man Electronic Systems is the payload subcontractor and supports
systems engineering and ground mission processing development.
SBIRS work locations include Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company
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Sunnyvale and Azusa, Calif; SBIRS Program

Boulder and Colorado Springs, Sunnyvale, CA
Business Development: +1.408.756.6527
Colo; Stennis, Miss; and Media Contact: +1.303.909.6739
New Town, Pa. Learn more: www.lockheedmartin.com/sbirs
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