Space Systems and Technology
Ensuring critical U.S. space activities
We develop technology to meet the challenges of an increasingly congested and contested space domain. Our engineers design, prototype, operate, and assess systems that detect, track, identify, and characterize resident space objects. Given the potential for conventional conflict to extend to space, we conduct R&D on concepts and systems that will provide space mission resilience.
Space Systems and Technology
We research and develop technology for advanced satellite systems that are used to monitor the activity of objects in space and to perform remote sensing of Earth.
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Featured Projects
environmental monitoring
Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite Series
The Laboratory's long-term collaboration with NOAA and NASA on environmental monitoring satellites has led to revolutionized weather imagery and products and improved detection for space and solar phenomena.
space situational awareness
Haystack Ultrawideband Satellite Imaging Radar
Lincoln Laboratory created the world's highest-resolution radar for imaging of space objects in support of space situational awareness.
integrated systems
Deployable In-Space Coherent Imaging Telescope
Technologies enabling the deployment of an expandable telescope from a small spacecraft could pave the way for the development of other payloads for small satellites.
surveillance
Multi-Aperture Sparse Imager Video System
An airborne system provides high-resolution wide-area video imagery and onboard data processing to enable real-time monitoring of suspicious human activity.
Laboratory Stories
It’s a satisfying feeling to know you were part of the team that helped fix an issue.
Noah Stein
Technician
Space Systems and Technology
Advanced Sensors and Techniques
“I can't help getting deep into a difficult problem — and the fact that I'm working on real-world space problems for the benefit of national security makes it that much more rewarding to me.
Rafael Monardez
Orbital Analyst
Space Systems and Technology
Advanced Sensors and Techniques
The flexibility at the Lab to work on diverse problems is a wonderful thing. You can work in a variety of technical fields. All you have to do is meet the right people down the hall and ask if they need help.
J. Brent Parham
Space physicist
Space Systems and Technology
Space Systems Analysis and Test
Advancing Our Research
Featured Publications
The need for spectrum and the impact on weather observations
Jul 1
Bull. Am. Meteorol. Soc., Vol. 102, No. 7, July 2021, E1402-7.
What could we do with a 20-meter tower on the Lunar South Pole? Applications of the Multifunctional Expandable Lunar Lite & Tall Tower (MELLTT)
Nov 16
ASCEND, virtual event, 16-18 November 2020.
Data trust methodology: a blockchain-based approach to instrumenting complex systems
Aug 5
MIT Lincoln Laboratory Report TR-1256
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