Joint Mission System
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Joint Mission System is a USSF/USAF space command and control system. It has had a troubled development, through phases called Increment 2 and 3. Also called, e.g. by ESA, the JSpOC (Joint Space Operations Center) Mission System (JMS).
Description
The Joint Mission System (JMS) is a program used by the Joint Functional Component Command for Space (JFCC SPACE) that provides net-centric services and databases, which are intended to improve space situational command, control and awareness.
The JFCC SPACE used the JMS in five areas of operations:
Space Object Identification
Spectrum Characterization
Launch/Reentry Support
Joint Forces Support
Support to Contingency Operations
History
The JSpOC JMS dates back to 1982 when the first attempts for a stand-alone Space Situational Awareness (SSA) process was done with the creation of the Space Defence Operations Center (SPADOC) System Operational Requirements Document (SWORD). In 2010, the JMS Capability Description Document (CDD) was established which led to the 2011 JMS Functional Requirements Document (FRD). Increment 1 was completed in October 2012 when operational tests and trail period began. An Operational Utility Evaluation (OUE) was conducted from November 2012 until January 2013 then the final test results were published in a report on 19 February 2013. The report informed the Air Force of the operational acceptance of Increment 1 and opened the opportunity for acquiring Increment 2.
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