The 20th Space Surveillance Squadron (20 SPSS), based at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida, is a unit of Space Delta 2. Its mission is to execute multiplatform, tactical space warfighting domain characterization. The squadron operates and maintains the AN/FPS-85 Eglin Phased Array Radar and the AN-FSY-3 Space Fence Phased Array Radar, tracking over 26,000 near-Earth and deep-space objects to provide actionable space domain awareness for USSPACECOM.
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The Integrated Radar Operations Center of the 20th Space Surveillance Squadron conducts DARC early-use activities at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida.
Space Delta 2 and its components—the 15th Space Surveillance Squadron, 18th Space Defense Squadron, 19th Space Defense Squadron, and 20th Space Surveillance Squadron—collaborated during Artemis I to test capabilities to maintain custody of cislunar objects.