The 1st Space Operations Squadron (1 SOPS) is a United States Space Force unit and a component of Delta 9, stationed at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. As the Space Force's premier organization for space-based space domain awareness, 1 SOPS conducts surveillance and reconnaissance operations to protect U.S. and allied interests in space. The squadron operates systems like the Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS), the Advanced Technology Risk Reduction system (ATRR), the Operationally Responsive Space-5 (ORS-5) satellite, and the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) constellation. Key activities include satellite command and control, space object tracking, and providing space weather data, contributing to space flight safety and collision avoidance.
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The Space Operations Group is composed of the 1st Space Operations Squadron, which operates the SSA system, the 2nd Space Operations Squadron, which monitors interference with Japan's satellites, the 1st Space System Management Squadron, which maintains space-related systems primarily at the Fuchu base, and the 2nd Space System Management Squadron, which maintains space-related systems at the Hofu North base.
Star Signal Solutions (SSS) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force's 1st Space Operations Squadron signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on November 28 to strengthen and promote public-private collaboration in Space Situational Awareness (SSA).
The 1st Space Operations Squadron operates an SSA system that detects close approaches and re-entering objects based on observational data collected from various radars.
Peraton’s orbital analysis subject matter experts work with the Space Force’s 1st Space Operations Squadron, 2nd Space Operations Squadron, and 4th Space Operations Squadron, executing critical orbital analysis activities.
Under the OASIS contract, Peraton will work with the Space Force’s 1st Space Operations Squadron of Space Delta 9 and the 2nd and 4th Space Operations Squadrons of Space Delta 8.