The effects of any budget/program decisions made since the information was collected during 1997-98 are NOT reflected in the National Security Space Road Map (NSSRM).

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(U) Space Surveillance Network Improvement Program (SSNIP)

Description (U):

(U) The Space Surveillance Network Improvement Program (SSNIP) is a continuing level-of-effort O&M activity for supportability, maintainability, and correction of identified deficiencies. SSNIP efforts currently include uncorrelated target (UCT) errors reduction, orbital debris measurement and research, communications/data link optimization, system architecture analyses, and modifications to GEODSS.

User Impact (U):

(U) Loss or reduction in scope of the SSNIP would have a significant impact on the deep space surveillance mission and maintenance of the space catalogue.

Programmatics (U):

(U) Operational.

• (U) USSPACECOM: Funding Source.

Images (U):

(U) None.

Related Initiatives (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
Diego Garcia GEODSS Upgrades	Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) Upgrades at Diego Garcia
Maui GEODSS Upgrades	Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) Upgrades at Maui
Socorro GEODSS Upgrades	Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) Upgrades at Socorro

Related Requirements (U): None.

Related Categories (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
Collateral Sensors	Collateral Sensors
Dedicated Sensors	Dedicated Sensors

Road Map Placements (U):

This Table Is Unclassified.

Name	Title
SPACE CONTROL: S.S. NETWORK	SPACE CONTROL: SPACE SURVEILLANCE NETWORK

Requirements, Funding and Additional Hotlinks (U):

(U) None.

Lead Office (U):

Air Force.

Point of Contact (U):

(U) National Security Space Road Map Team, NSSA, Open Phone: (703) 808-6040, DSN 898-6040.

Date Of Information (U):

(U) 10 November 1997

(U) Road Map Production Date: 23 June 2001