Intuitive Machines Non-DSN Lunar Tracking Network Enhancement for XGEO Operation

IM has developed a commercial capability to provide Tracking, Telemetry & Communications to cis-lunar space and the surface of the Moon, supported by a company owned and operated LTN which serves as an alternative to NASA’s aging and overtasked Deep Space Network(DSN) assets.  As congestion and strategic importance of cis-lunar space grows, an advanced, resilient capability to track and communicate with cis-lunar assets, as well as share this Space Domain Awareness (SDA) with USSPACECOM will be critically important.  Our ultimate goal is to build the required ground and space infrastructure to support a vibrant civil/commercial lunar space economy and enable effective SDA for USSPACECOM in the ultimate high ground. Phase I will focus on a cis-lunar tracking network expansion feasibility report analyzing XGEO/cislunar domain SDA infrastructure requirements, existing and future IM architecture, and planning for testing with USSF and USSPACECOM to demonstrate Space Domain Awareness (SDA) data integration.