Connecting Air-Ground Operators through the Upper Aerial Layer

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1 Connecting Air-Ground Operators through the Upper Aerial Layer Jerry Knoblach, Chairman & CEO (480)

2 Wide Area Comm Platforms Near Space much closer than satellites 400 X Lower Latency vs. GEO Less Radio Link Power 1,000,000 X less than GEO 1,000 X less than. LEO One user device, less batteries, small antenna MEO: GPS 12,550 mi. GEO: Intelsat 22,300 mi. Earth & Altitudes To Scale Overhead. pass: 12 mins. LEO: Iridium 485 mi. SkySat mi. 12 X Zoom Iridium 485 mi. 25 X Zoom Global Hawk 65 kft SkySat 100 kft MQ-1 Predator 25 kft 1

3 Space Data s Platforms SkySite : Commercial M2M wireless service began 2004 SkySat TM : Military voice/data platform began 2006 Near space & tethered modes SkyEye TM : Visible/IR imaging Tethered Mode in Afghanistan Near Space Launch by Marines at Sea 5+ years of 24/7 wireless service in south-central US As needed coverage for special missions worldwide Air Force, Marines, Navy, Army & Guard contracts Over 25,000 successful flights and over 250,000 flight hours of operation above 65,000 feet 2

4 Combat SkySat UHF Retrans System SkySat Platform UHF User Communications USER 11K0F3E TX/RX PAIR C2 Link (Launch and Flight Control) GCS 16K0F1D TX/RX PAIR Launch Team & Ground C2 Station Additional Remote Ground C2 Station

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6 Combat SkySat in Afghanistan - Feb 2010 FOB SHANK (Launch Site) FOB ALTIMUR (10mi South of FOB SHANK) Kherwar (22mi SSW of FOB SHANK) Kabul (35mi North of FOB SHANK) Coverage diameter in excess of 500 miles demonstrated Jalalabad (85mi East of FOB SHANK) Bagram (95mi North of FOB SHANK) Kandahar (220mi Southwest of FOB SHANK) Copyright Courtesy of Space 173 rd Data Airborne Corp. Brigade

7 Sample Launch Sequence Afghanistan

8 Two Methods of Flying Stratosphere: strata of wind direction/speeds Vent / ballast selects altitude Predictable, seasonal winds Drift Ballast Ballast Ballast Flying the Box Antenna Beam Launch Antenna Beam Recover Area of Operation Refurbish 85,000 ft E Vent Vent W 75,000 ft 100 km across every 3 hrs. Drift across wide area Stationkeep over AOR 7

9 TM SkyEye Remote Imaging 4 inch Resolution Long Wave Infrared Image At 2 am from 70,000 feet Visible: $399, 16 MP camera with 60X Zoom from 65,000 feet LTE, 70 Mbps downlink for 1 frame sec 1.7 km2 per image, 4 in. resolution 8

10 Space The Opportunity Gap between Air & Space GEO 37,160 km MEO 21,000 km Air High Altitude LEO km DSP, SATCOM Worldwide Aerospace Revenue: $1.08 T / yr GPS ISR, Iridium, DMSP Space: $314.2 B 29.02% 325,000 ft / 100 km Persistent Cost Effective Survivable Responsive 65,000 ft / 20 km 18 km 5 km U-2 Global Hawk JSTARS Predator Copyright Space Data Corp Near-Space: <$0.1 B 0.01% Air: $762.3B 70.40%

11 Portable High Ground Fits in your suitcase Launch anywhere, any weather Wide Field of View provides: Communications Remote Sensing Space Data HQ 10

12 Combat SkySat: High Altitude Balloon Platform with Coarse Station Keeping Description: Operational History: Tactical battlefield High Altitude balloon-borne secure ISR / communication system with altitude control for station keeping Provides up to 1,000-km dia. comm., UGS, or TTL coverage Compatible with 100,000+ existing, TPE radios; no added end user equipment needed, yet extends radio battery life / range Vendor: Space Data Corporation, Chandler AZ Payload mass: 2x6 lbs any weather/flexible aviation regulations Up to 50 lbs. payload under restrictive weather / air regulations Flight Duration: 24 hours, replenishment = 24/7 Flight Altitude: 60,000 to -90,000 ft. Balloon Recovered: no balloon fragmented at altitude Payload Recovered: yes in friendly, no in hostile (zeroized) 25,000+ successful commercial flights / 250,000 flight hours AFRICOM: SkySat used in Libya & Horn of Africa missions SOUTHCOM: highly successful USAF-supported ISR mission Comm. relay for multiple USMC operational deployments Operational demo in Afghanistan with 173rd ABCT led to OCO funds for 500+ systems deployed to multiple Army units Technical Maturity: Technology Readiness Level Balloon Platform: TRL 9 Payloads: UHF Retrans (Tactical Comms, TTL, UGS): TRL 9 (2 nets) SIGINT: TRL 9 LTE coverage to 200 km diameter: TRL 6 EO/IR: TRL 5 Ground Control System: TRL 9 ROM: (24/7/365): <$5m at one launch per day with no reuse or <$1.5m per year with 80% recovery and reuse Time to IOC: System is ready for deployment NOW; current hardware inventory allows system to be in warfighter s hands immediately (after logistics + 1 week training); availability of hardware for additional footprints is 4 months Mission Suitability: Provides tactical, satellite like comms system for small unit operations; without need to stop & point Sat antenna Excellent building penetration versus satellites Excels at comms extension in highly complex terrain Wide-area surveillance to 4-inch ground resolution 4 resolution imagery from 75K ft Showing people in parking lot SkySat use in Odyssey Dawn Afghanistan launch Sixty 1,000 Km footprints; can be launched individually for specific areas 11

13 No more We are at the height we need to be Just right! No less THANK YOU Copyright Space Data Corp