KnownSpace enables space and signal professionals to know the unseen, delivering insights across orbital, link and terrestrial domains. Utilizing the power of RF sensing, Knownspace helps assess gaps, extracting and providing critical information for critical SDA decisions based on intent, usage, location and ownership.

Whether the mission is protecting spacecraft in orbit or characterizing and geolocating signals transmitted from the ground, KnownSpace gives space and signals professionals the insight to confidently make quick and effective decisions. With a robust global RF sensor network that is supported by advanced software developed by Kratos, KnownSpace delivers services for best-in-class satellite tracking, signal measurement and in-depth analysis.

Created for the modern space domain and designed for the pursuit of continuous monitoring, KnownSpace's global RF sensor network, owned and operated by Kratos, focuses on precise tracking for close space operations, communication signals linking satellites with Earth, and Earth-based infrastructure like launch facilities and communication terminals. It specializes in all-weather, day-and-night RF Sensor technology complementing and enhancing the accuracy of radar and optical systems.

Track, Analyze, Respond

Space Domain Awareness (SDA) has become even more vital to mission success because of increasing commercial space activity and escalating number of international actors influencing the dynamic space theater. In today’s contested and congested environment, a complete operational picture of space domain awareness (SDA) is critical.

Tracking & Maneuver

Signal Survey & Characterization

Advanced Services

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Trusted Commercial Provider

KnownSpace commercial RF (Radio Frequency) SDA data services support defense, intelligence and commercial partners. KnownSpace services augment today’s traditional resources with tools for understanding and responding to emerging on-orbit threats.

RF SDA is an emerging technology that fills key gaps in traditional SDA systems such as radar and electro-optical. By capturing native radio frequency signals, KnownSpace and its global RF sensor network locates, identifies and track objects in space, analyzes satellite missions and operations and provides capability for responding to threats and challenges in space.

Passive RF Sensing

Uniquely tracks closely spaced objects
Operates persistently in all conditions
Accurate at all orbital regimes
Cannot track inactive objects

Ground-based Radar

Cannot distinguish closely spaced objects
Struggles beyond LEO

Electro-optical

Cannot distinguish closely spaced object
Cannot operate during daytime or when overcast
Accurate at all orbital regimes

Global RF Sensor Network

Kratos owns and operates the world’s largest commercial ground network of RF sensors. Strategically positioned apertures around the globe enable precise and persistent RF sensing, providing insight for missions in defense, intelligence and commercial operations.

The global network covers L, S, C, X and Ku bands.

Kratos’ state-of-the-art OpenSpace® Platform manages and controls the status of the global network.

Delivering Complete Space Domain Awareness

Enhance SDA with inclusion of RF data
Detect performance anomalies and their causes
Gain insights on satellite use
Determine the cause and intent of issues

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Toward a More Complete Space Domain Awareness

Find out how RF data can fill the gaps in traditional Space Domain Awareness (SDA) techniques. Learn about the limits of traditional SDA and how to enhance awareness with RF data. These RF signal measures provide a new data domain for SDA.

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