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Tactical Satellite 3: Requirements Development for
Responsive Space Missions
Tactical Satellite 3: Requirements Development for
Responsive Space Missions
Author(s)
Straight, Stanley D.
Davis, Thomas M.
Davis, Thomas M.
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Abstract
The Department of Defense is embarking on a broad initiative to make its space programs
more responsive. There are many different views of responsive space, but common
tenets include no cost and schedule growth within space programs, and space capabilities
delivered directly to the operational and tactical warfighter within a theater of war. The
Tactical Satellite 3 (TacSat-3) mission success criteria are unique integration of program
management objectives of cost and schedule and technical objectives. TacSat-3 will
demonstrate a Hyperspectral Imaging capability direct to the tactical warfighter within 10
minutes of a collection opportunity. Central to providing this capability direct to the
warfighter is fielding it in a responsive manner. Responsiveness demands a program
structure and system design where cost and schedule are primary over mission
performance to some minimum level. To be successful, the TacSat-3 program has
developed requirements and mission success criteria which intimately link the cost and
schedule to all aspects of requirements. The fundamental basis is the development of
mission success criteria which are measurable, but allow for sufficient flexibility to meet
aggressive cost and schedule constraints. Several examples of requirements trades are
given.
Sponsor
AIAA Space Systems Technical Committee ; AIAA Space Transportation Systems Technical Committee ; Space Technology Advanced Research Center
Date Issued
2005-11-10
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