SwAF space activities Agenda • Four basic areas • Bi- and multilateral cooperation

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SwAF space activities
Agenda
• Four basic areas
• Bi- and multilateral cooperation
• Expectations for the future
Lt. Col. (M.Sc.ME) Anders Foyer
SwAF HQ, Defence Staff, Policy and Plans
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- Space related services are
essential in all kinds of operations
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The four basic areas
• SSA
• SATCOM
• ISR
• PNT
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Bi- and multilateral cooperation
• MUSIS
– EDA
– Bilateral Germany
– (Bilateral France)
• NAPA
– Bilateral USA
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MUSIS
MUSIS = MUltinational Space-based Imaging System
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MUSIS is an EDA-project with the aim to federate some of the next
generation European military or dual use satellites for Earth Observation.
The next generation European satellite systems include the French CSO
(optical, IR), German SARah (SAR) and Italian CSG (SAR).
MUSIS will contribute to global:
– surveillance,
– reconnaissance and
– observation.
The Swedish Defence Materiel Administration (FMV) participates in MUSIS
and negotiates and manages bilateral agreements with Germany and
France on behalf of the Swedish Armed Forces.
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MUSIS - Bilateral Cooperation
• Cooperation agreement with Germany is
in place.
– Sweden contributes with data downlink service
on ESRANGE and data transfer.
– In return, Sweden receives satellite images.
• Negotiations with France are ongoing.
DATA-Link
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ESRANGE
owned by the Swedish Space Corporation
Esrange has contact with satellites during 12 of 14 passages
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Bilateral cooperation - NAPA 3
(Nanosatellite And Plug and play Architecture)
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A cooperation between US AFRL and Swedish Defence Materiel
Administration. The project is funded through the Swedish Armed
Forces’ R&D programme.
One purpose is to develop and evaluate standardized interfaces and
miniaturized components for use in various platforms.
Another purpose is to demonstrate military utility through testing and
evaluation of the technology in a nanosatellite.
Payloads to be tested and evaluated:
• High Bandwidth Nanosatellite Radio (SWE),
• Space Situational Awareness Sensor (SWE)
• Agile Space Radio (US)
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SwAF continued activities
• Reconnaissance/Surveilance (ISR):
– Bilateral cooperation with Germany, USA and perhaps France.
• Satellite Communication (SATCOM):
– Working group SatCom within Nordefco (SE-NO).
• Positioning/Navigation/Timing (PNT):
– Setting requirements on new material related to PNT-services.
• Space Situational Awareness (SSA):
– Knowledge building regarding SSA within R&D
– SwAF participates together with MSB (Swedish Civil Contingencies
Agency) and SNSB (Swedish National Space Board) in ESA (SSA)
(2013-2016)
– Potential collaboration with US AFRL.
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Credit: The Swedish Space Corporation
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