A consortium aimed at speeding contracting processes for U.S. Space Systems Command has awarded Lockheed Martin [LMT] $5.2 million to develop data exploitation technology prototypes to make the best use of data from space sensors.
The Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Data Exploitation Technology Transition (ODETT) was awarded by the Space Enterprise Consortium program other transaction agreement, which is managed by the National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL). The contract is for four years and each new prototype developed by Lockheed Martin will show increasing maturity.
NSTXL on Monday said the ODETT prototype will reduce manpower by using algorithms and applications to correctly classify and type OPIR events with more space sensing data.
“The OPIR ODETT prototype will build upon a cloud infrastructure and framework solution, enhancing the accuracy of existing OPIR detected event and characterization and typing to improve the quality of the High-Altitude Dim Event Stalker mission processing chain and improve typing and characterization performance,” NSTXL said.