WASHINGTON, D.C. — In a significant move to accelerate digital engineering across the U.S. military’s orbital enterprise, aerospace software provider Sedaro has been selected by Space Systems Command (SSC) to develop a first-of-its-kind federated digital engineering platform.
The initiative aims to overhaul how the U.S. Space Force models, connects, and evaluates the nation’s increasingly complex and contested space architectures. By breaking down traditional software silos, the platform will allow military planners to simulate entire operational mission threads end-to-end within a unified virtual environment.
Mitigating Risk Prior to Launch
As international adversaries rapidly field counter-space systems, Space Systems Command has prioritized digital engineering to compress procurement timelines and verify structural dependencies long before physical hardware arrives at a launchpad.
Historically, different segments of a defense satellite system—such as the payload electronics, the satellite bus, ground stations, and tactical user terminals—were designed by different defense contractors using isolated, proprietary software tools. This fragmentation made it difficult to predict how an entire multi-contractor network would perform under dynamic operational stress or electronic warfare attacks.
Sedaro’s platform directly addresses this vulnerability. By creating an interoperable digital ecosystem, the architecture enables Space Systems Command to securely link disparate federated tools and analytical models into a singular, high-fidelity simulation engine.
Accelerating Data-Driven Space Acquisition
The software infrastructure will provide immediate, practical advantages to space acquisition officers and mission commanders, focusing heavily on three core systemic improvements:
- End-to-End Mission Thread Simulation: Testing how entire constellations interact with terrestrial and cloud nodes across a unified timeline.
- Early Integration Risk Evaluation: Spotting configuration errors, software incompatibilities, and data bottlenecks in the digital design phase rather than during live orbital deployment.
- Rapid, Data-Driven Decision Making: Running iterative “what-if” survival scenarios to optimize constellation resilience on the fly.
This deployment marks a definitive step change improvement in how the Space Force handles complex systems engineering. By replacing rigid, static documentation with dynamic, cloud-native digital twins, Sedaro and Space Systems Command are building the analytical foundation required to out-pace emerging threats and protect critical space infrastructure.
Systems Architecture Blueprint
To visualize the platform’s multi-layered data orchestration without relying on text characters, the formal vector schematic below details how Sedaro unifies isolated aerospace variables into a singular mission-thread simulation.
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