Space And Geospatial

Leading The Future Of Space

Since the drive to space began, we’ve provided end-to-end, holistic support to critical aspects of space and geospatial operations. We have a history in launch logistics; satellite operations; assured positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT); domain awareness; and geospatial intelligence. In looking to the future, we’re unlocking the full potential of space by combining our experience with industry-leading satellite integration.

Space And Geospatial

Leading The Future Of Space

From Launch To Ground Control, We Have You Covered

For the past 30 years, we’ve been tracking and analyzing the evolving space environment from low to high Earth orbit. Our history and proven track record of rapid approval, deployment, and support for national and coalition capabilities are foundational.

Ground Operations Launch Integration Space Architecture Small Satellite Development Space Domain Awareness Mission Solutions

Ground Operations

Parsons Ground Operations Center As A Service

Through the Parsons Ground Operations Center as a Service (GOCaaS), we perform satellite contacts using the OrbitXchange network. GOCaaS is a 24/7 operations capacity consisting of hardware, software, spacecraft operators, power backup, and redundant hardware. This includes next-pass anomaly contact scheduling capabilities and automated contact optimization with built-in cybersecurity, reducing the cost of satellite ground operations. GOCaaS ensures telemetry tracking and command (TT&C) and mission data delivery to a single data lake or customer operations center. It also guarantees near real-time space situational awareness for each constellation.

Launch Integration

Launch Manifest Systems Integration

We’re the prime contractor for the Department of Defense’s (DoD’s) small satellite integration efforts through our Launch Manifest Systems Integration program with the US Air Force. Our first launch integration was successfully completed in August 2019 on the ULA Atlas V. The integration—from concept to delivery—took a record five months compared to te years other space operations normally take.

Space Architecture

We’re leading the architecture protection for the development arm of the US Space Force. Our expertise with network security, architecture resiliency, and continuous Authority to Operate practices are key to network infrastructure-protection strategies. We have years of experience with cloud engineering, cloud architecture, and refactoring legacy systems operating efficiently in the cloud. Significant cost savings of up to 87 percent are achieved over running applications on dedicated bare metal.

Small Satellite Development

We’re a proven provider in small satellite development, with over a decade of experience advancing missions in the Intelligence Community. Our team is actively producing small satellite sensor payloads, defining superior engineering skills with miniaturization and digital circuit printing techniques.

Space Domain Awareness

Battlespace Awareness And The Space Domain

For the past three decades, we’ve been leading the Space Domain Awareness mission for the US Government and allied partners. Our subject matter experts can develop and field customized tools for the mission, supporting multiple applications. They achieve this through highly detailed analysis, decision support systems, machine learning algorithms, and visualization capabilities. Software engineers and developers stand ready to support future Space Domain Awareness and threat protection missions. They face a wide variety of operational challenges to the space ecosystem, including direct-ascent anti-satellite (ASAT), co-orbital ASAT, directed energy weapons, missile warning threat applications, and satellite breakup notification/alerting. Additional challenges are space object characterization, space order of battle, pin-point orbit determination, satellite propagation/conjunction, course-of-action planning/assessment, and space domain visualization.

Mission Solutions

We provide end-to-end customized mission solutions to meet customer needs in the rapidly evolving space domain. We have decades of experience supporting over 170 space missions. Our capabilities enable operations for 50 percent of US DoD satellites and 75 percent of National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and National Oceanic and Atmosphere Administration (NOAA) satellites. The team’s expertise in satellite command and control, ground systems, and operations leverages the full operational potential of warfighting in the space domain. From prototypes to global constellations, our solutions support mission success by including all components necessary for complete satellite ground implementations.

Our Space Products

GOCaaS

The Ground Operations Center as a Service (GOCaaS) offering is an innovative commercial spacecraft operations center.

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Ace Factory Compatibility Tester

AceFCT communicates with an accredited space vehicle before launch.

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Space Access

We provide Multi-Manifest Flight Systems and launch integration capabilities to operationalize access-to-space for small space vehicle systems.

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PTP®

The Programmable Telemetry Processor (PTP®) is a highly versatile, modular telemetry and command front-end processor.

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ER310™ SDR

The ER310™ software-defined radio is a flexible, high-performance, handheld platform designed to host and execute challenging RF applications.

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TEMS™

Tactical Edge Electro-Magnetic Sensor (TEMS™) is a real time, situational awareness plugin for Android Team Awareness Kit (ATAK).

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APS

Assured Positioning System (APS) provides location/navigation information in environments where GPS is unavailable or unreliable.

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WISP

The Wireless Instrumented Streaming Platform (WISP) is a portable, remotely controlled wideband RF data capture and analysis tool.

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DYSE®

The Dynamic Spectrum Environment Emulator (DYSE®) is a test asset that emulates realistic RF environments.

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Optimyz™

Optimyz™ makes it simple for satellite operators to evaluate available resources by enabling fully automated event-based scheduling.

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We Provide Holistic Support For Space And Geospatial Operations

Space Artificial Intelligence And Machine Learning

We’re harnessing cutting-edge technology to bring the power of artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) to the space industry. Designed to meet the unique challenges of space-based operations, our innovation provides reliable, accurate, and real-time automated insights for government and commercial space missions. We identify patterns, predict outcomes, and provide actionable insights through advanced algorithms trained on vast amounts of data.

Space And Geospatial Operations And Domain Awareness

Through our artificial intelligence and machine learning technology, we’ve aggregated and collected geospatial intelligence, made it actionable, and put it into the hands of operators/analysts so they can make timely decisions. Our advanced ISR hardware solutions include the PeARL family of sensors. By combining camera and optic-lens technologies with PeARL Flash software, we’ve yielded precise, high-resolution 2D/3D aerial imagery.

Software-Defined Radio Products For Assured PNT, Modeling & Simulation, Test & Evaluation, And Electronic Warfare

We develop and sell leading-edge software-defined radio (SDR) systems that are portable, remotely controllable, and host and execute RF applications. Our products support assured positioning/navigation/timing (APNT); electronic warfare (EW); and high-fidelity laboratory modeling, simulation, and testing of complex RF devices. Cost-effective modeling and simulation (M&S) and testing and evaluation (T&E) products accelerate many aspects of advanced RF devices and systems. They speed up research, development, deployment, and market acceptance.

Key Customers

US Space Force (USSF)
US Air Force (USAF)
Space Development Agency (SDA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Department of Justice (DOJ)

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL)
Department of Transportation (DOT)

United States Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
US Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG)
Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC)
Intelligence Community
International and Commercial Space Industry

US Space Force (USSF)
US Air Force (USAF)
Space Development Agency (SDA)
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL)
Naval Research Laboratory (NRL)
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Cold Regions Research and Engineering Laboratory (CRREL)
Department of Transportation (DOT)
United States Naval Special Warfare Command (NAVSPECWARCOM)
National Science Foundation (NSF)
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
US Army Electronic Proving Ground (USAEPG)
Naval Air Warfare Center (NAWC)
Intelligence Community
International and Commercial Space Industry

From The Blog

Leveraging AI/ML To Protect The Space Domain

Space and its services no longer only impact the warfighter. With assured position, navigation, and timing, and international data communications now reliant on space assets, threats to commercial, civil, and DoD spacecraft risk disruption to our daily lives.

Imagine Next: What’s Next

“‘Imagine next’ means dreaming big—for yourself and for Parsons. And not just dreaming but taking steps to make it happen,” says Heidi Wright, vice president for our Space Solutions group. She explains that as a leader herself, this means empowering […]

The Sky Is Not The Limit

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Extraordinary Solutions For The Warfighter

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Working Smarter, Not Harder: Spacecraft Ground Control Made Easy

There’s a revolution happening in the space industry, and we have front row seats. There has been recent news published about how the Government doesn’t want to fund large, unique spacecraft anymore because they are “large, juicy targets.” That also means […]

Unlocking Space

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Spacecraft Ground Operations Benefit From Cloud Environments

Historically, space ground control operations evoke images of a bustling, fully manned room filled to the brim with expensive hardware. Every command would require the full attention of operators and an entire fleet of IT professionals to ensure each piece […]

The Beginning Of A New Military Service — The United States Space Force

Space Warfighting – Go Boldly! “Why—and why now?” you might ask. The space domain, while one would hope could remain a quiet, cold vacuum that serves mankind, has heated up due to multiple irresponsible – and aggressive actions – of hostile […]

How The U.S. Can Win The Next Space Race

The vote in 2019 by the U.S. House to establish a United States Space Corps within the Department of the Air Force is another indication that Congressional and military thinking is that the future battlefield will not be on this […]

USSPACECOM And Space Warfighting

In my last article, the establishment of the United States Space Force (USSF) was the focus. Shifting now to the warfighting domain of space, I’ll turn to the establishment (re-establishment, actually) of United States Space Command (USSPACECOM). First, to reduce […]

Space Solutions For Mission Success

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