The U.S. Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the U.S. Department of Defense, established in December 2019. Its primary role is to organize, train, and equip space forces to protect U.S. and allied interests in space by ensuring space superiority. The USSF manages space launch operations, satellite operations, space environment surveillance, and satellite defense, and partners with organizations like NASA on space domain awareness and planetary defense. Key areas of focus include missile warning, satellite communications, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) services.
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The U.S. Space Force intends to modernize ground systems that control existing and future geostationary and polar orbit satellites that provide early warning of missile launches worldwide.
Omni Federal was one of four companies that won $9,700,000 contracts from the U.S. Space Force to develop competing ground systems for the FORGE C2 program.
The Space Force is expected to select one company in 2025 to manufacture two flight-ready narrowband satellites to modernize the existing MUOS constellation of five satellites in geosynchronous orbit.
Two of the seven payloads, USSF-234 and NGP-1, are expected to be awarded in fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
The Space Force awarded Blue Origin nearly $18,000,000 for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 2 early integration studies.
The Space Force awarded Blue Origin an integration study contract for $935,000 on 2023-12-18.
The Space Force modified Blue Origin’s integration study contract on 2024-01-23 for an additional $17,000,000.
Vulcan's inaugural flight lifted off from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 2024-01-08, at 2:18 a.m. ET.
Mission USSF-149 requires an additional study but may be performed concurrently with the early integration studies.
Orbit Fab won a contract to provide hydrazine for the U.S. Space Force Tetra-5 spacecraft.
Sidus Space plans to launch its satellite LizzieSat-1 on SpaceX’s Transporter-10 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California in March 2024.
On 2024-01-23 at 4:35 p.m. PT, Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The U.S. Space Force launched a small satellite on a Firefly Alpha rocket 27 hours after receiving launch orders in a demonstration of responsive launch.
The Victus Nox mission lifted off 2023-09-14 at 7:28 p.m. Pacific from Space Launch Complex 2 West at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
The Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron estimated an 80% chance of 'go for launch' weather for the backup 2024-01-20 opportunity.
The United States Space Force is establishing Space Strategic Technology Institutes to address space science and technology challenges through a network of partnered universities.
Astroscale won a $25,500,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop a refueling vehicle.
Falcon 9 launched 23 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on Sunday, 2024-01-14 at 8:52 p.m. ET.
SpaceX cited unfavorable weather conditions for delaying a Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
Falcon 9 launched 22 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base on Sunday, 2024-01-14 at 12:59 a.m. PT.