The Blackjack constellation will operate in low Earth orbit. It will network sensors together with a goal to provide persistent global coverage for many applications, including missile warning. Pit Boss aims to use an advanced architecture, processors and encryption to autonomously collect and process data from the entire Blackjack constellation. It is also envisioned to be able to incorporate future advanced algorithms, including artificial intelligence and machine learning.
'Pit Boss connects the brains of each Blackjack satellite, making it one exceptionally smart, networked system,' said
While each individual Blackjack sensor can perform onboard processing, Pit Boss is the data collection and processing data hub. By fusing the sensor data together, decision-making speeds up, transitioning from what is known as operator-in-the-loop to operator-on-the-loop methodology.
'Self-knowing satellites are the next step in autonomous space-based mission planning,' said Rokaw. 'And, this isn't limited to missile warning and defense. Future constellation management systems will migrate to this type of methodology.'
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