The SATCOM Availability Analyst (SA2) is a software application originally built for SPAWAR PMW 176, now included in AESOP, and also fielded by USCG. SA2 allows SATCOM operators to determine, for any location, heading, and sea state, what SATCOM systems are available given superstructure blockage and elevation angle constraints. It provides real-time Situation Awareness to shipboard SATCOM operators, in an extremely simple display which has already seen months of at-sea testing and refinement, including in combat. It also allows SATCOM planners to develop global statistics for the availability of Line of Sight (LOS) for specific constellations and topside designs, taking ship motion into account. It supports mission planners in optimizing satellite cutovers.
SA2 '101'
2010
14 pages
Report
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English