[Satellite Today – 4-24-08] Boeing Co. has installed the hardware for its Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) systems satellite operations center, the company announced April 24.
    The center is the operational command and control system for the mission and will conduct mission planning, command satellites, manage satellite health and perform mission data processing.
    The SBSS operations center " will transform space situational awareness by providing a gateway to a responsive, taskable sensor," U.S. Air Force Col. James Jordan, commander of the Space Situational Awareness Group in the Space Superiority Systems Wing at the Space and Missiles Center in Los Angeles, said in a statement. "This capability is key to enabling the event-driven operations concept of the future."