LIBERTY: Unified Tasking/Downlink of OPIR and Tactical ISR Assets

Currently, the Air Force and other operational military services cope with hybrid architectures utilizing GEO spacecraft and distributed small satellite networks. The complex environment is only going to become more complicated. The utility and effectiveness of a hybrid network starts with the ability to task, schedule and deliver data from disparate systems. As the domain evolves and becomes more complicated, adversaries will create a contested environment requiring a resilient ground capability that can compensate for denial activities overwhelming traditional human-in-the-loop operations. To solve this, ATLAS Space Operations (ATLAS) proposes to iterate upon their existing software platform, to develop LIBERTY: Unified Tasking/Downlink of Satellite Data. Automating the scheduling, tasking, configuration and data transmittal from and through a secure software centric cloud-based system frees operators to focus on other areas of managing a complex and dynamic environment. Leveraging a trusted system with intuitive user visualization tools and a single VPN access that will abstract ground station differences and simplify satellite and space traffic operations.