Earlier this month, Space Systems Command (SSC) officially stood up the Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) Space Operations Center (MSOC) at the Boulder Ground Innovation Facility (BGIF) in Colorado. Designed as the operational component of the Missile Warning and Tracking (MWT) network, the MSOC brings Guardians and mission partners together to monitor space-based sensors and enable real-time, threat-informed decision-making.
Video sourced from the Defense Visual Information Distribution Service (DVIDS), a U.S. Department of Defense public resource.
What is the MSOC?
The MSOC is a 24/7 operations center that supports the MEO segment of the missile warning and tracking system. Its operators:
- Assess the health and status of space-based sensors in real time
- Task satellites and antennas dynamically to focus on emerging threats
- Fuse data across multiple domains, including infrared and radar sources
- Enable rapid response decisions that support the joint force and national defense stakeholders
As Col. Ray Imbo, the Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking Material Leader explains:
“The MSOC is really the heartbeat of the resilient missile warning missile tracking system…it enables a lot of the information coming off of the space vehicle down to the ground and disseminated out to the consumers of that information. The MSOC is critical to national security because it allows the MEO missile warning tracking system to do its job. It’s a 24/7 operation…the MSOC is enabling that architecture to function more efficiently.”
Mission-Driven Design
The MSOC’s physical layout features technology furniture and a video wall that have been engineered to foster collaboration, enhance situational awareness, and support mission performance.
- Multi-station operator consoles: Ergonomic workstations are equipped with dual and triple-screen setups to support data monitoring, system control, and threat analysis.
- Centralized video wall: A mission-critical display system streams sensor feeds, satellite telemetry, and priority alerts in real time base on mission needs.
- Integrated communications systems: VoIP, secure chat, and broadcast capabilities connect operators to mission partners across government and defense.
- Dynamic mission dashboards: Key performance indicators, alert statuses, and system health updates are projected within the command space and supporting areas.
Maj. Ana Clark, the Interim Boulder Ground Innovation Facility Director, says the MSOC will:
“lead to better outcomes in the future and prepare our service members and our space systems for this new era of space operations.”
The MSOC strengthens the United States’ ability to detect and respond to emerging missile threats.
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