Via Satellite:
SSL, a Maxar Technologies company, was selected through the Space Enterprise Consortium, managed by Advanced Technology International, to lead the team developing a persistent space layer prototype concept to address warfighter requirements for detecting and tracking missile threats for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency. SSL will work in partnership with Maxar’s Radiant Solutions, which will provide its mission and ground systems engineering expertise.
The concept, called the Space Sensor Layer (previously Missile Defense Tracking System), is crucial to the next-generation operational space layer, providing persistent and resilient capabilities to detect and track threats using space-based sensing. By drawing on Maxar Technologies’ experience in spacecraft design, sensor technology, space-to-ground communications, and enterprise ground segment development, SSL aims to formulate an affordable end-to-end solution that includes overarching system engineering and integration support.
