Fiscal Year	2020
Division	Graduate School of Engineering & Applied Science
Department	Systems Engineering
Investigator(s)	Yakimenko, Oleg A.
Sponsor	Air Force Space Command (Air Force)
Summary	The purpose of this research is to conduct test and evaluation of tactics providing the most protection to space assets while maximizing the preservation of capability. This effort will be parallel to the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) effort to investigate ways to defend spacecraft against attack. Currently, AFSPC does not have tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTP) for spacecraft maneuvering in response to a threat. They have created the Orbital Engagement Maneuver (OEM) Integrated Validation Team (IVT) to produce a standardized AFSPC framework. This framework will be a set of spacecraft maneuver techniques to gain advantage relative to another spacecraft. NPS will work with the OEM IVT to aid in the development of these tactics with further thorough testing and evaluation of the developed in computer and hardware-in-the-loop-simulations. This study will look at both intercept and rendezvous tactics. The latter can also be considered from the standpoint of co-orbit capture of either a foe satellite or malfunctioning satellite that run out of fuel or exhibits mechanical failures. The specific scenarios will be agreed upon with AFSPC/TE (Testing & Evaluation).
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