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 Falcon 9 first stage that supported the Tranche 0 mission landed on Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) at Vandenberg Space Force Base without problem.
The U.S. Space Force cataloged the Ai Taikong Kexue satellite in a 478 by 496-kilometer sun-synchronous orbit with an inclination of 97.4 degrees.
The Space Development Agency launched the first 10 Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer satellites of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture on a SpaceX Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California.
Modern Technology Solutions, Inc. will serve the BCS program executive office with next-generation capabilities to the United States Space Force from multiple geographical locations.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off 2023-04-02 at 10:29 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California carrying 10 military satellites, including two built by SpaceX.
The Space Force’s unified data library will support the civilian space traffic management system being developed by the Office of Space Commerce.
Unseenlabs will launch BRO-9 in April 2023 on SpaceX’s Transporter-7 mission aboard a Falcon 9 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The 2023-07-21 CFT date is not finalized and depends on resolving a range conflict with a U.S. Space Force mission planned to launch on another Atlas V.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Friday at 11:43 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station carrying 56 Starlink spacecraft.
General B. Chance Saltzman told the House Appropriations Committee’s defense subcommittee on 2023-03-28 that the U.S. Space Force is investing heavily in cybersecurity for satellite ground systems.
The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal year 2024 budget request totals $30,000,000,000.
The U.S. Space Force’s fiscal year 2024 budget request includes $700,000,000 to enhance the cyber defense of critical networks associated with space operations.
Senior military officials informed investigators that renovating Space Command facilities at Peterson Space Force Base in Colorado would allow the command to reach full operational capability faster than constructing a new building in Huntsville and relocating a workforce of about 1,500 people.
Since the U.S. Space Force established a component at U.S. Central Command, the component has received many requests from partner nations on space cooperation.
SBIRS GEO-6, built by Lockheed Martin, launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket on 2022-08-04.
Space Delta 4’s 2nd Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Space Force Base in Colorado is operating SBIRS GEO-6 and all systems are performing nominally.
SpaceX’s third and final dedicated Falcon 9 mission for OneWeb launched on 2023-03-09 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and NASA’s Kennedy Space Center hosted 57 launches in 2022.
Vandenberg Space Force Base hosted 11 launches in 2021 and 19 launches in 2022.
United Launch Alliance’s inaugural Vulcan Centaur rocket was scheduled for as soon as 2023-05-04 and Vulcan and Atlas use the same launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.