LOW EARTH ORBIT (LEO)
MEDIUM EARTH ORBIT (MEO)
GEOSTATIONARY
ORBIT (GEO)
U.S. Interceptor Missile
Adversary
Missile Launch
performs ground processing of ISR data, communication links with joint all domain command and control (JADC2) and radar support
Ground Support
Ground
Support
Tracking Layer
detects and tracks ballistic and hypersonic missile with wide-field of view and provides optical cross-links for data relay
Space Development Agency (SDA)
Transport Layer
moves the data collected by sensors to anywhere the military needs it on tactically relevant timelines
Space Development Agency (SDA)
provides instrumentation for weapon testing intelligence, including launch vehicle testing and tactical data links
Testing and Training
Testing and Training
Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS)
detects and tracks ballistic and hypersonic threats with infrared sensors and advanced processing capability
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY (MDA)
Next Generation Missile Warning
provides global launch detection and provides cues to Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) enterprise
SPACE FORCE
support warfighters along each stage of the threat elimination chain with precision tracking in various orbits and fields of view
Mission Satellites
Mission
Satellites
follows a predictable trajectory
Ballistic missile
Ballistic
Missile
follows an unpredictable trajectory with faint heat, making tracking more challenging
HYPERSONIC missile
Hypersonic
Missile
Intercept
Assessment
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Sensors
Space
Force
Space Development Agency (SDA)
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
ASSESS
ENGAGE
TARGET
TRACK
FIX
FIND
THREAT ELIMINATION CHAIN
MISSILE WARNING AND DEFENSE
finds and tracks platforms through real-time, resilient, survivable and persistent coverage
Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) Sensors
confirms elimination of threat
Intercept Assessment
