Space Acquisitions: Assessment of Overhead Persistent Infrared Technology Report

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Abstract:

The Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) mission area is supported by organizations within the Department of Defense (DOD) and intelligence community (IC) to ensure that missile threats are detected and reported to decision makers. The current Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) and legacy Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites support the OPIR mission in four areas: missile warning, missile defense, technical intelligence, and battlespace awareness. Over the past several years, DOD, through the Air Force's Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), has conducted research and development efforts to improve technologies to better address the OPIR mission area. Until recently, for example, the Air Force's Commercially Hosted Infrared Payload (CHIRP) demonstration sensor, employing wide field-of-view staring technology, collected OPIR data and provided insight into the applicability of this technology for the OPIR mission area.

Author(s):
Chaplain, Cristina ; Gallegos, Art ; Cherveny, Maricela ; Guarneros, Brenna ; Patton, Kenneth ; Tallon, Jay ; ,
Author Organization(s):
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC
Funding Organization(s):
GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTABILITY OFFICE WASHINGTON DC, WASHINGTON DC , DC
Document Type:
Technical Report/Congressional Report
Publication Date:
2014 Jan 13
Pagination:
6

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DOCUMENT & CONTEXTUAL SUMMARY

Distribution Code:
A - Approved For Public Release
Distribution Statement: Public Release

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Collection: TRECMS
Subject Terms
Modernization Areas:
Space
Communities of Interest:
Space
Descriptor(s):
reconnaissance satellites, department of defense, air force, governments, intelligence community (united states), space systems, acquisition, artificial satellites, national security, air force research laboratories, geospatial intelligence, intelligence community, space based, technical intelligence, communities, electronic mail, military research
Keyword(s):
OPIR(E OVERHEAD PERSISTENT INFRARED), SBIRS(SPACE BASED INFRARED SYSTEM (SBIRS), DSP(DEFENSE SUPPORT PROGRAM), CHIRP(COMMERCIALLY HOSTED INFRARED PAYLOAD)
Subject Categories:
Behavioral and Social Sciences; Space Technology
Creation Date:
2022 Apr 25
Update Date:
2022 Jun 24