Understanding Space Domain Awareness for Defense

Bridging Tactical & Strategic Intelligence

Understanding Space Domain Awareness for Defense

Bridging Tactical & Strategic Intelligence

Leverage for Actionable Information

Space Domain Awareness (SDA) has become even more vital to mission success because of the increasing commercial space activity and escalating number of international actors influencing the dynamic space theater. In today’s contested and congested environment, a complete operational picture of SDA is critical.

Knownspace is a RF intelligence service providing understanding about where adversaries may be active in the dynamic battlespace. As the space domain becomes more crowded and competitive, the service delivers insight for actionable information supporting operational awareness and security.

KnownSpace RF intelligence services include detection of electromagnetic interference, signal survey and characterization, tracking and maneuver detection, signal geolocation, as well as other unique capabilities. It is used by the U.S., its allies and global government regulators for signal information and spectrum management expertise. KnownSpace products and services are available to allied governments around the world.

Sense, Detect, Act

Tracking & Maneuver

Signal Survey & Characterization

SDA Advanced Services

KnownSpace Global RF SDA Coverage

190+ RF SDA sensors
20 sites
24x7 NOC

Kratos leverages KnownSpace’s proprietary global network of 190 sensors and 20+ sites to continuously examine and analyze RF signals. Manned by a 24/7 Network Operations Center (NOC) staffed with SDA and SATCOM signal subject matter experts, it is one of the largest commercial deployments of RF SDA sensors in the world.

Kratos’ state-of-the-art OpenSpace Platform manages and controls the status of the global network.

KnownSpace’s Network Operations Center

Created for the modern space domain and designed for the pursuit of continuous monitoring.

Its focus:

Precise tracking for close space operation
Communication signals linking satellites with Earth
Launch facilities and communication terminals

KnownSpace is supported by Kratos’ industry-leading commercial technology for signal monitoring and protection used by governments and commercial satellite operators around the world. It offers intelligence beyond the capabilities of radar and optical, providing context such as intent, usage and ownership of live space assets spanning orbit, link and terrestrial domains.

A man in a Kratos shirt points to a computer monitor while assisting a colleague wearing a headset in a control room, with multiple screens displaying data charts and graphs. — A team of subject matter experts in SATCOM and SDA support the NOC.

Kratos Builds Worldwide SDA Platforms

Use Case: On-Premise Turnkey

7x multi-band antennas
200 GEO and MEO satellites monitored
Frequency range from 80MHz - 40GHz

Kratos builds RF Space Domain Awareness antennas, hardware, and software, including on-premise turnkey deployments for sovereign governments and commercial companies. Sovereign deployments can be augmented with data-as-a-service from the KnownSpace Global RF Sensor Network.