Deep STARE Technical Advancements
and Status
October 2003
Walter J. Faccenda, The MITRE Corporation
Capt. David Ferris, USAF
Dr. C. Max Williams, Volt Technical Services
Dave Brisnehan, Northrop Grumman
ABSTRACT
The Deep-space Surveillance Technology Advancement & Replacement for Ebsicons
(Deep STARE) program is a sustainment effort designed to replace aging Ebsicon
analog video cameras and mount control subsystems in the Ground-based Electro-Optical
Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) system. The program includes design and development
of highly sensitive digital Charge-Coupled Device (CCD) arrays, camera electronics,
and mount control hardware as well as software upgrades necessary to support the
modification. The Deep STARE implementation uses the state-of-the-art CCD, combined
with new algorithms and an enhanced image processing capability, to significantly
boost the performance of the GEODSS system and improve the space situational awareness
mission. This paper provides a brief background on the overall architecture of
the Deep STARE upgrade, a description of the key system components, and the new
system-level capabilities that will be provided to GEODSS. We will present and
discuss the design challenges of the upgrade and the Deep STARE technical performance
measurements related to Space Situational Awareness (SSA). We will also present
measured data from the Deep STARE integration test bed and compare the data to
current GEODSS operational capabilities. The resulting performance gains and expected
contribution to the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) is summarized.
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