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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SpaceX launched the 4.6-metric-ton Satria-1 spacecraft on 2023-06-18 at 6:21 p.m. Eastern from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
HOTSAT-1 launched with SpaceX from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 2023-06-12 and is on-orbit with initial communication established.
The PSN SATRIA mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The Space Force in March added 17 other vendors to the $900,000,000 IDIQ contract for its data-as-a-service program.
The U.S. Space Force awarded Palantir $110,300,000 in contract extensions for the company’s cloud-based data services.
The AESA terminal will connect drones to the future military constellation operated by the Space Force's Space Development Agency, known as the Transport Layer LEO communications network.
Rocket Lab’s spacecraft for Varda launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission on 2023-06-12 at 14:35 PDT (21:35 UTC).
MuSat-1 launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 2023-06-12.
SpaceX's Transporter-8 rideshare mission lifted off on a Falcon 9 on 2023-06-12 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA.
Grégoire launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2023-06-12.
The U.S. Space Force allocated $59,000,000 in its proposed 2024 budget to buy services from O3b mPower.
MuSat-1 launched on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on 2023-06-12.
A Skykraft prototype Air Traffic Management satellite stack launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California on 2023-06-12.
SpaceX launched the Transporter-8 smallsat rideshare mission via Exolaunch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, USA.
Orbital Sidekick has government contracts to supply hyperspectral data to the United States Department of Defense through partnerships with In-Q-Tel, the Air Force, and the Space Force.
Tomorrow.io launched the firm’s R-2 satellite from Vandenberg Space Force Base as a payload on the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission.
Rocket Lab’s spacecraft for Varda Space Industries is successfully operating in orbit after launching from Vandenberg Space Force Base on SpaceX’s Transporter-8 mission.
Tomorrow.io won $10,300,000 in U.S. Space Force funding in May for two weather satellites.
Self-reported guardian racial demographics for the U.S. Space Force are 63% White, 14% Hispanic or Latino, 7.5% Black or African American, and 6.3% Asian, with the remainder including American Indian/Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander and others.
A satellite created with the help of Tyvak International, Terran Orbital Corporation’s Italian subsidiary, was launched on 2023-06-12 from Vandenberg Space Force Base as part of the SpaceX Transporter-8 mission.