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NASA Aeronautics and Space Administration SCaN Badri Younes Deputy Associate Administrator NASA Space Communications and Navigation October 2017 www.nasa.gov NASA Official Use Only Enabling Human Space Exploration and Science Missions Space

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SCaN

Badri Younes

Deputy Associate Administrator NASA Space Communications and Navigation October 2017

NASA Official Use Only www.nasa.gov

NASA Aeronautics and Space Administration

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Enabling Human Space Exploration and Science Missions

Space Communications and Navigation (SCaN)

Serves as the Program Office for all of NASA’s space communications activities

100+ Missions currently Supported by SCaN 24/7 Global Near Earth and Deep Space Communications and Navigation Services

Develop space communication standards as well as positioning, navigation, and timing policies Represent and negotiate on behalf

  • f NASA on all

matters related to space communications Manage NASA spectrum; represent NASA

  • n national and

international spectrum management forums Develop, operate and manage all NASA space communications capabilities Develop technologies to enable and enhance future mission

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SCaN Assets Spanning the Globe and Future Ka-band Upgrades

  • NEN

Wallops Island, Virgina

  • NEN Stations
  • North Pole, Alaska
  • ASF, Alaska
  • NOAA, Alaska
  • NEN KSAT Station

Norway

  • NEN Station

Hartebeesthoek, Africa

  • NEN Station

Santiago, Chile

  • NEN Station

Weilheim, Germany

  • NEN KSAT Station

Singapore

  • NEN Station

USN, Dongara Australia

  • NEN Station

McMurdo, Antarctica

  • NEN KSAT Station

TrolSat, Antarctica

  • NEN Station

USN, Hawaii

  • NEN PDL/KUS

Launch Range, Florida

  • SN

Guam Remote Ground Terminal

  • SN

White Sands Complex, New Mexico

  • NEN Station

White Sands, NM

  • NEN SSC Station

Kiruna, Sweden

  • SN

Tracking Data Relay Satellites (TDRS)

  • F6, F12
  • F9
  • F10, F11
  • F7, F8
  • F13
  • MDSCC

Madrid, Spain

  • CDSCC

Canberra, Australia

  • GDSCC

Goldstone, California

  • DAEP Ka-band

Upgrade

  • NEN Ka-band Upgrade
  • Punta Arenas, Chile
  • MDSCC

Madrid, Spain

  • DAEP Ka-band

Upgrade

  • NEN Ka-band Upgrade

Svalbard, Norway

  • CDSCC

Canberra, Australia

  • DAEP Ka-band

Upgrade

  • NEN Upgrade

2 NASA Ka-band

  • Alaska Satellite

Facility

  • GDSCC

Goldstone, California

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Tracking and Data Relay Satellite Evolution

First Generation Tracking Data Relay Satellites (TDRS) Second Generation TDRS Third Generation TDRS

Launched Jan 2013 Launched Jan 2014 Launched Aug 2017

Atlas V Atlas V Atlas V STS-70

Launched Apr 1983

STS-26R STS-51L STS - 6 STS-29R STS-54

Failed Jan 1986 Launched Sep 1988 Launched Mar 1989 Launched Aug 1991 Launched Jan 1993 Launched Jul 1995

STS-43

TDRS-C (3)

▪ Disposal 2010 ▪ Failed to achieve

  • rbit

▪ Disposal 2012 ▪ Super-Sync ▪ Storage

TDRS-E (5) TDRS-F (6) TDRS-G (7)

▪ Storage

▪ Active ▪ Active

TDRS-B TDRS-D (4) TDRS-A (1)

▪ Indian Ocean Region ▪ Pacific Ocean Region ▪ Atlantic Ocean Region ▪ Atlantic Ocean Region ▪ Atlantic Ocean Region

TDRS-H (8) Ka-band TDRS-I (9) Ka-band TDRS-J (10) Ka-band

▪ Active

▪ Indian Ocean Region

▪ Active

▪ Atlantic Ocean Region ▪ Pacific Ocean Region

▪ Active

Launched Jun 2000 Launched Mar 2002 Launched Dec 2002

Atlas IIA Atlas IIA Atlas IIA

TDRS-1 TDRS-4 TDRS-9 TDRS-12 TDRS-6 TDRS-3 TDRS-5 TDRS-10 TDRS-8 TDRS-7

GEO Super Sync

TDRS-11

WSC

TDRS-13

TDRS-K (11) Ka-band TDRS-L (12) Ka-band

▪ Pacific Ocean Region

▪ Active ▪ Active

▪ Atlantic Ocean Region

TDRS-M (13) Ka-band

▪ Active

▪ Pacific Ocean Region

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Router Optical Links ATM Switch

LEO MEO GEO L2 & Lunar

Our Vision Fully Connected Interoperable Space Assets

Other US Government Agencies (OGAs) US Commercial Industry

US Commercial Gateways US - OGA Gateways

NASA/SCaN

NASA/SCaN Gateways

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Development

On-going

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Wideband Ka-band

Next Generation High-throughput Ka-band hardware

Technology Development

Wide bandwidth Ka-band systems that spans 20 GHz to 40 GHz

Mission Flexibility

Missions would be able to connect to government and commercial networks that best fit their missions needs

Breaking Ka-band Interoperability Barriers

⨁ NASA Ka-band

Ground Stations

⨁ Other Government/

Commercial Ka-band Ground Stations

⨁ NASA Ka-band

Ground Stations

⨁ NASA TDRS ⨁ Other Government/

Ka-band Relay Satellite

⨁ NASA Mission ⨁ NASA

Exploration Mission

⨁ NASA TDRS ⨁ Commercial

Communication Satellite

⨁ Other Government/

Commercial Ka-band Ground Stations

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Combined Ka-band RF and 1550 nanometer optical capability

  • Integrate 3 meter Ka-band reflector with 12.2

centimeter telescope operating at 1550 nanometers – “Teletenna” concept

  • Reconfigurable software defined radio with

PSK (RF) and PPM (optical)

  • Beaconless pointing system based on

fusion of data sensors

  • Artist rendition

Technology Under Development

  • Teletenna Concept

User Spacecraft 3 meter Teletenna

  • Mesh Ka-band antenna
  • Mechanically isolated optical system
  • Telescope contributes to RF aperture

gain

Integrated Radio and Optical Communications (iROC)

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Hybrid Antenna – Under Development

RF/Optical

Development Status

  • Completed early optical studies

with pair of 35cm panels

  • Fielded second generation

focal plane assembly

  • Low temperature cryo

demonstrated (0.5K at detector)

Technology Concept

  • Integrate 8-m optical apertures

into a DSN 34m Beam Waveguide antenna

  • Replace inner RF panels with

primary spherical mirrors (small loss to RF performance)

  • Mount spherical aberration

correction optics and receiver package behind RF subreflector

  • Artist rendition
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Laser Communications Relay Demonstration (LCRD)

Missions Status

SHIM EDU Electrical Integration to Surrogate Plate Optical Module #1 Thermal Vacuum Testing Modem #1 Vibration Testing Optical Module #2 Vibration Testing

  • Launch date: 2019
  • Ka-band and Optical

payloads onboard Geostationary satellite

  • Technology demonstration to

test Optical Relay capabilities with Ka-band

  • New Optical Ground Stations

under development

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CognitiveNetwork

Network Awareness

▪ Integrated ground-based weather sensors ▪ Dynamic links switched based on predicted performance ▪ Automatic routing and fusing of ground data

Other Cognitive Technologies

▪ Adaptive coding & modulation ▪ Self-configured links ▪ Reliability-based asset assignment ▪ Integration of cognitive security

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Operations

Concept of

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RF Network

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RF Network Near Earth DTE

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Near Earth DTE RF Network Near Earth Relay

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Near Earth DTE RF Network Deep Space DTE Near Earth Relay

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Technology Development & Demonstration Timeline

2019 2019-2021 2022

ILLUMA-T on ISS: 1.244 Gbps Relay User

▪ LEO satellite acquisition and tracking in a GEO relay system (LCRD) ▪ ISS  LCRD  Earth

Terabyte Delivery System: 200 Gbps Demo

Near Earth

DTE Technologies ▪ 200 Gbps user terminal ▪ 200 Gbps low cost ground station ▪ Space technologies based

  • n COTS products

▪ CubeSat-sized, low SWaP user terminal ▪ User-site installable ground station: eliminates data backhaul

LCRD: 1.244 Gbps Optical Relay Demo

Near Earth

Relay Technologies ▪ 1.244 Gbps GEO relay two ground stations (2019) ▪ 1.244 Gbps user terminal (2021) ▪ 100 Gbps GEO relay, user & ground station (2023) – Second Gen ▪ Hosted GEO relay payload

  • n AFRL’s experimental

STPSat-6; based on LADEE technology ▪ Routing of optical signals in a hybrid environment (RF/optical) ▪ NASA’s first frame-layer switch in space

Discovery Psyche: 125 Mbps Demo

Deep Space

DTE Technologies ▪ Space user terminal for 125 Mbps at 40 Mkm range ▪ 5 meter Optical Ground Station ▪ Deep space optical link ▪ Launch on Discovery 2022 mission ▪ Five (5) meter Palomar telescope

Demonstrations

2019 2019 2021 2022

Technology

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2019 2019 2021

Timeline

Operational

2022

ILLUMA-T

User Relay Technology Demonstration

Terabyte Delivery System

Near Earth DTE Demonstration

Near Earth DTE Operational Services

Initially two SCaN operated ground stations; other added incrementally ▪ Scheduling ▪ Ground data buffering and routing ▪ Cognitive algorithms

LCRD

GEO Relay Technology Demonstration

Relay Operational Services

Reuses LCRD and adds two more GEO relay node to the network ▪ Based on LCRD design ▪ Augments near earth DTE network ▪ Cognitive networking in

  • perations

Discovery Psyche

Deep Space Technology Demonstration

Deep Space Operational Services

Adds deep space class terminals to the architecture ▪ Based on first generation terminals ▪ Ready to support missions starting in 2026

Operational 2025 - 2027 2026 2024

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https://www.nasa.gov/SCaN

LIGHT

Decade of

NASA Official Use Only

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Slides

Backup

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SWaP

Lighter 50% less Mass

RF (Ku-band) Optical

25% Less Power Consumption

Smaller, lighter, flight communication systems that require less power cost savings for missions.

RF Comms Payload

Higher Data Rates

Faster 40x more

RF (Ku-band) Optical

200 Gb/sec

 5 Gb/sec

Higher bandwidth enables mission data to be downloaded using shorter contact times decreasing the number of relay terminals and ground sites. Low Cost Ground Systems

Flexible

Low-cost-ground segments located at mission sites or data centers lower cost, more direct control, and decreased ground data transport expenses. ▪ 100 Gb/sec ▪ COTS Based Solution

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Much smaller beam footprints and receiver fields-of-view increased link security.

Secure

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Protect our Band Ka-band Spectrum

Potential Impact by Other Users

  • AI 1.14 – Broadband delivered by

high-altitude platform stations

  • May impact 24.25 to 27.5 GHz for

Region 2

  • Under Working Party (WP) 5C

review

  • AI 1.13 – Identification of bands

for the future development of IMT

  • May impact 24.25 to 27.5 GHz

band

  • May impact passive sensors
  • perating in 23.6 to 24 GHz band
  • IMT Characteristics is conducted

under WP 5D

  • Sharing studies are conducted

under Task Ground (TG) 5/1 World Radio Conference 2019 Agenda Items of Interest to Ka-band