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ABSTRACT
This paper presents the results of the SKEYE contract 03 PSCD/2022, financed through the Sectorial Research and Development Plan of the Romanian Ministry of National Defence. The project involves the development of a Space Situational Awareness (SSA) Space Operations Centre (SPOC) together with related sensors: Robotic Astronomical observatory; quad band spectrum monitoring antenna system (X, Ku, Ka and O bands) and GNSS spectrum monitoring network. Sensors are remotely controlled from SPOC via dedicated software platform. Moreover, at SPOC level, operational scenarios can be simulated using a dedicated software platform - AGI STK. This paper explores the system's implementation, benefits and security implications.
KEYWORDS: defense, GNSS, operation centre, RF monitoring, SST
1. Introduction
With the increasing number of space applications and missions, the number of stakeholders grows as years go by. Even though Romania is not yet one of the major actors in this sector, space situational awareness is very important for ground operations planning. The Skeye system covers real time monitoring of the GNSS spectrum via a wide area network of sensors, real time tracking and survey for LEO, MEO and GEO satellites using a ground optical system and RF spectrum monitoring in X, Ku, Ka, Q bands for signal emitted by GEO satellites.
The SkEye project aims to create a new system that enables the National Ministry of Defense to manage and survey the security of GNSS, radio frequency and space surveillance and tracking by integrating them into a single space operations centre. This paper examines the system's implementation, benefits, and security implications.
The SkEye project is implemented by a consortium led by the Romanian Space Agency (ROSA) having the role of project coordination and management. Consortium partners are:
* Astronomical Institute of the Romanian Academy - being in charge with Space Surveillance and Tracking (SST) software development and system testing,
* Romanian InSpace Engineering SRL - being in charge with the system development, integration and testing,
* Institute of Space Sciences - being in charge with the STK operational scenarios and offering support for system integration
2. General Aspects of the Skeye System
This project aims to address uniformly the requirements defined by the terms of reference starting from the development of the main components: SST, GNSS monitoring and radio spectrum...