The exploitation of the COSMO-SkyMed Interoperability, Expandability, Multimission-Multisensor capabilities for the SIASGE System of Systems

COSMO-SkyMed is an Italian Earth Observation system born to cope with Dual-Use (i.e. military and civilian) and Multimission (MM)/Multisensor (MS) (SAR, Optical,) requirements. Within this perspective, it is a highly innovative system capable to be expanded to other systems and sensors. SIASGE is a Space Earth Observation System set-up by an international cooperation between Italy and Argentina for complementary utilisation of COSMO-SkyMed and the SAOCOM CONAE (Comisión Nacional de Actividades Espaciales) Mission. This work describes how a system already in operation (COSMO-SkyMed) can be used, thanks to its IEM (Interoperability, Expandability, Multimission/Multisensor) native capabilities, to form, jointly with a new-developed system (SAOCOM), the complex SIASGE "System of Systems". © 2018 CEUR-WS. All rights reserved.