SG-XX

Space Systems Command/Space Delta 89/Space Surveillance and Reconnaissance Branch (SSC/SYD89/SYZ) is developing, prototyping, demonstrating, and executing the next generation Surveillance Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) program (SG-XX) to replace SILENTBARKER capabilities. This SDA effort satisfies one of five core competencies of the Space Force and is the effective identification, characterization, and understanding of any factor, passive or active, associated with the space domain that could affect space operations and thereby impact the security, safety, economy, or environment of our nation. As the foundation for space control, SDA encompasses surveillance of all space objects and activities: detailed surveillance of specific space assets; monitoring space environmental conditions; monitoring cooperative space assets; gathering indications and warning on adversary space operations; and conducting integrated command, control, communications, processing, analysis, dissemination, and archiving activities. These programs fall within the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) mission area which provides the space-based architecture required to detect, track, catalogue, and identify objects and activities in the space domain. This program element expands surveillance SDA capabilities, deploying a constellation of new proliferated SVs, which plans to integrate with existing, but evolving Space Control operations. Activities funded in this program element (1206425SF) also support efforts such as engineering studies and analyses, architectural engineering studies, trade studies, technology maturation, modernization initiatives, systems engineering, system development, risk mitigation, test & evaluation, and may include prototyping and technology demonstrations, such as the YSG-XX prototype program which directly applies commercial practices and risk reduction activities for SG-XX. SG-XX provides SDA capabilities and capacity to detect, track, and characterize threats to high value U.S. and allied satellites and is the USSF led follow-on to the SILENTBARKER program. SG-XX will use a flexible acquisition construct enabling concurrent and rapid onboarding of multiple new SV vendors, incorporate allied nation partnerships, and leverage commercial capabilities and services. SG-XX requirements for Space Based SDA are aligned with capabilities documented in the U.S.