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Decision support
Definition of decision support
Decision support refers to the comprehensive set of processes and technologies aimed at assisting decision-makers in making informed, effective, and timely decisions, primarily in complex and critical scenarios. This is achieved through the collection, integration, analysis, and presentation of relevant data and information.
In the context of space operations, decision support involves leveraging data from various sensors, like radars and satellites, and employing advanced computational techniques to evaluate orbital scenarios. It aids in operational decision-making by providing insights into potential collisions, optimal satellite maneuvers, threat detection, and management strategies.
This capability ensures that stakeholders, such as defense agencies and commercial satellite operators, can maintain space safety, security, and sustainability by making data-informed decisions in dynamic and often unpredictable space environments.
Role in SSA and STM operations
Decision support is central to day-to-day SSA and STM because operators must make time-critical choices under uncertainty, often with incomplete or conflicting data. It directly affects collision avoidance performance, mission continuity, and coordination across multiple stakeholders by turning sensor observations and orbital analytics into clear options and recommended actions.
At constellation scale, robust decision support helps standardize responses, reduce operator workload, and improve consistency in risk management and asset protection.
Look Up’s decision support capabilities
Look Up supports operational decision-making by detecting and tracking objects with its SORASYS radars and maintaining a timely space picture for LEO operations. Through the SYNAPSE platform, it fuses multi-source data, catalogs objects, and delivers alerts and actionable analytics to help predict conjunctions and characterize events.
SYNAPSE also supports collision avoidance with tailored maneuver recommendations and can be deployed via API, interface, or on-premises for secure operations.
We deliver space situational awareness (SSA) and space domain awareness (SDA) solutions that help secure active satellites and ensure safe operations in the ever-growing expanse of space.