Satellite tracking and monitoring for Space Situational Awareness (SSA)
The space environment is becoming increasingly congested, with a growing number of civilian and military satellites, as well as space debris. This saturation makes space situational awareness not only a strategic domain for industries but also a critical operational field for defense and security institutions.
Context - Contested space: the new strategic battlefield
As more satellites are launched, the risk of collisions, interferences, and potential conflicts between nations rises. The competition for dominance in space is intensifying, pushing governments to strengthen their capabilities to monitor, analyze, and anticipate activities in orbit. To navigate this evolving landscape, defense organizations must equip themselves with advanced systems that provide a clear and comprehensive understanding of satellite movements, ensuring better decision-making and strategic preparedness.
Challenges
Real-time intelligence for better security
In an increasingly contested space environment, defense agencies face growing threats from unauthorized satellite surveillance. When a defense agency detects a satellite scanning a restricted military base, it must act swiftly to assess the situation and prevent sensitive data exposure. But the lack of real-time visibility on satellite's movements makes it difficult to anticipate threats before they occur.
The challenge of identifying threats
Gaining a clear and immediate understanding of which satellites are scanning specific areas is a major challenge. Without advanced tools, distinguishing between routine satellite activity and deliberate reconnaissance remains complex. The lack of real-time spot-beam tracking makes it harder to assess the full impact of a security breach.
Enhancing situational awareness
Our solutions provide defense organizations with actionable intelligence, delivering real-time alerts and critical insights on satellite activities. By enhancing situational awareness, Avantix enables national intelligence agencies and defence ministries to make informed decisions, anticipate threats, and strengthen their security posture against unauthorized surveillance.
Solution - Discover the key features
Dual detection of unauthorized satellite surveillance in real time
Our system provides a dual approach for Space Situational Awareness (SSA), enabling agencies to monitor, analyze, and anticipate satellite activities with precision. First, thanks to our Satellite Tracking System (STS) which accurately determines and displays the positions and trajectories of satellites, and second, thanks to our Signal Analysis capabilities which provides all the detailed emitters' characteristics and their mode of illumination.
Tracking and predicting satellite movements
Upon detection of a satellite overflight, our Avantix SSA solution immediately track its trajectory and identifies its type, whether commercial, military, or reconnaissance. It enhances situational awareness by mapping satellite orbits with exceptional precision.
The system sends real-time alerts to notify the defense agencies upon detection of a satellite scanning an area of interest. With predictive analysis, it anticipates the satellite's next movements and potential scanning activities, allowing the agency to make informed decisions reckoning with potential security risks.
Intelligence Surveillance Reconnaissance missions
In case the detected satellite is a Low Earth Orbit SAR (LEO-SAR) satellite, we determine at what time which area is scanned. Analyzing in real time the received SAR signals allows to confirm whether the satellite is actively gathering information on the restricted military zone. This insight helps defense agencies understand the nature of the surveillance.
Strengthening security and compliance with actionable intelligence
With real-time intelligence from our SSA solution, the defense agencies can respond proactively by deploying security protocols or countermeasures to mitigate undue data collection. Additionally, this capability strengthens compliance with national security protocols, ensuring agencies have clear evidence to escalate the situation to relevant authorities for diplomatic or defensive actions.
With Avantix SSA solutions, defense agencies gain real-time intelligence, empowering them to proactively protect critical infrastructure and national security from unauthorized satellite surveillance.
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