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SBIRS Low SBIRS Low is the low-Earth orbiting component of the SBIRS architecture whose mission is global coverage for national security and supporting the warfighter. SBIRS Low will have the unique capability of tracking missiles from launch to reentry and will relay necessary cueing data to missile interceptors before a missile warhead reaches friendly territory or forces. SBIRS Low will also support missile warning, technical intelligence gathering, and battlespace characterization missions. Raytheon brings a wealth of experience in designing and producing space surveillance sensors to the SBIRS Low team. The Raytheon SBIRS Low sensor payload was developed for the continual obervation of ballistic missiles in the boost, midcourse, and reentry phases of flight. Composed of an acquisition sensor, a tracking sensor, and a processing subsystem, the SBIRS Low sensor payload will provide protection from evolving threats. These state-of-the-art components successfully demonstrated performance in thermal vacuum tests against simulated targets. The SBIRS Low Program Office (SPO) is part of the Space and Missile Center located at the Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California. Colonel Randall S. Weidenheimer is the SBIRS Low SPO Program Manager. |