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 Space Force is considering options to restructure the Enterprise Ground Services program or to seek a commercial provider to deliver those services more efficiently.
The Space Force bought two WSF microwave sensing satellites from Ball Aerospace, each estimated to cost about $500,000,000.
Space Launch Delta 45 is the Space Force unit that oversees launch operations in the Eastern Range.
The Department of the Air Force selected Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host Space Training and Readiness Command Headquarters (STARCOM).
Maj. Gen. Stephen Purdy assumed command of Space Launch Delta 45 at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, in January 2021.
The Department of the Air Force selected Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location to host Space Delta 10.
The Space Force is considering options to acquire small polar-orbiting weather satellites that could launch as early as 2026.
Under the EWS program, the Space Force selected two companies last year to develop prototype spacecraft and demonstrate them in orbit.
Space Delta 12 conducts independent test and evaluation of Space Force capabilities and provides information to support weapon system acquisition, operational acceptance, and readiness decisions.
The Space Force may acquire additional EWS satellites in future years to cover other sun-synchronous polar orbits and improve global refresh rate.
The Space Force intends to acquire one or more EWS satellites between fiscal years 2026 and 2028.
Space Delta 15 currently operates at Schriever Space Force Base and is expected to remain there permanently.
ION Orbital Transfer Vehicle ION SCV011 is scheduled to be launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in June 2023.
Patrick Space Force Base is home to Space Launch Delta 45, which manages the Eastern Range including Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and Kennedy Space Center.
The Air Force selected Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, as the preferred location for Space Delta 12.
The Department of the Air Force selected Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, as the preferred location for the headquarters of the Space Training and Readiness Command and Space Delta 10 on 2023-05-31.
DARPA, the U.S. Space Force, and the Space Development Agency are developing satellite constellations to improve the tactical relevance of U.S. space systems.
Northrop Grumman’s deep-space radar for the U.S. Space Force passed a critical design review on 2023-05-30.
The U.S. Space Force issued a sources-sought announcement on 2023-05-16 in preparation for a future procurement of DARC Site 2 in Europe and Site 3 in the continental United States.
ION SCV011 is scheduled to launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California in June 2023.