Federal award (DEFINITIVE CONTRACT, fiscal year 2021)
Recipient: WITTE DAVID
Awarding agency: Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force
Funding agency: Department of Defense / Department of the Air Force
Period of performance: 2015-11-04 to 2023-05-05
Current total value of award: $1271585
Description: AFRL/RDS REQUIRES NEW CAPABILITIES IN SPACE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS THAT EXPLOIT THE UNIQUE SPACE OBJECT INFORMATION OBTAINABLE FROM PASSIVE, RADIOMETRICALLY-CALIBRATED, MULTI-SPECTRAL EO SENSING.   THERE IS A PARTICULAR NEED TO ASSESS AND FURTHER DEVELOP THE SSA UTILITY OF THERMAL IR SENSING, BOTH BY ITSELF (E.G., OBJECTS IN EARTH SHADOW) AND IN CONJUNCTION WITH REFLECTED SOLAR BANDS.