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NRL’s Blossom Point Tracking Facility Provides Command and Control for Space Development Agency Tranche 0 Mission Launch 2

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Tuesday, September 5, 2023
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Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides command and control (C2) for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) mission Launch 2.

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  • Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides command and control (C2) for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) mission Launch 2.
  • “NRL’s Blossom Point facility is ideally suited to solve the incredibly challenging command and control of this constellation,” said Dr. Steven Meier, director of the Naval Center for Space Technology at NRL.
  • In addition to C2, NRL’s Virtual Mission Management (VMOC) is used to manage a payloads’ planning and tracking.
  • VMOC is a space-qualified, government-owned, cloud-based satellite mission planning framework providing offline and real-time mission planning capabilities through a web-based system.

NRL’s Blossom Point Tracking Facility Provides Command and Control for Space Development Agency Tranche 0 Mission Launch 2

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Saturday, September 2, 2023
Communication, Partnership, SDA, PWSA, Classification, TT, Transport, Space Development Agency, NRL, Naval Center for Combat and Operational Stress Control, Lockheed, Neptune, BPTF, Government, Blossom Point, MD, SpaceX launch vehicles, TT&C, SpaceX, Telemetry, Communications satellite, C2

Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides command and control (C2) for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) mission Launch 2.

Key Points: 
  • Naval Research Laboratory’s (NRL) Blossom Point Tracking Facility (BPTF) provides command and control (C2) for the Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 0 (T0) mission Launch 2.
  • “NRL’s Blossom Point facility is ideally suited to solve the incredibly challenging command and control of this constellation,” said Dr. Steven Meier, director of the Naval Center for Space Technology at NRL.
  • In addition to C2, NRL’s Virtual Mission Management (VMOC) is used to manage a payloads’ planning and tracking.
  • VMOC is a space-qualified, government-owned, cloud-based satellite mission planning framework providing offline and real-time mission planning capabilities through a web-based system.

U.S. Space Force SSC's GEO Wide Field of View On Orbit

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Monday, August 22, 2022
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EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Space Force Space Systems Command's Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Wide Field of View Testbed is online and the bus checkout is complete.

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  • EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The United States Space Force Space Systems Command's Geosynchronous Earth Orbit Wide Field of View Testbed is online and the bus checkout is complete.
  • "First acquisition was right on time utilizing the Space Force's Satellite Control Network," said Lisa Anderson, NRL's lead for the mission.
  • SSC's GEO WFOV space vehicle was designed, built and integrated by Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, including the integration of the Space Force's sensor built by L3Harris.
  • Thank you to Space Force Satellite Control Network and United Launch Alliance for a great ride."