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DoD Wants Space-Based Commercial Imagery Solutions For Domain Awareness In GEO

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DoD Wants Space-Based Commercial Imagery Solutions For Domain Awareness In GEO
Pictured is an artist's depiction of a Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellite (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) last Thursday issued a solicitation for space-to-space imagery solutions to keep an eye on friendly and adversarial satellites in geosynchronous orbit (GEO) to help fill a domain awareness gap in this region of space. Within two years of award, the Defense Department wants a minimum viable product that can deliver high-resolution electro-optical images to characterize and identify resident space objects, including for battle damage assessment, and within four years demonstrate “at least one drive-by (Sub…

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