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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Congress added $442,000,000 to the WGS program element in the 2023 appropriations process despite the Space Force not requesting funding for a wideband satellite in its 2023 budget submission.
Pathfinder 2 is the third Pathfinder hosted-payload mission designed to use existing commercial technologies to provide wideband alternatives for the Space Force’s satellite communications needs.
The Hispasat Amazonas Nexus mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s Space Launch Complex 40.
SpaceX launched the Amazonas Nexus telecommunications satellite on 2023-02-06 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Orbital Sidekick has secured contracts to supply hyperspectral data to the United States Department of Defense through partnerships with In-Q-Tel, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Space Force.
The Spacecraft Processing Operations Contract supports operations from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida, and Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
The LM 400 is under several contracts and was named as one of the satellite buses supporting the U.S. Space Force’s planned Missile Track Custody program in medium Earth orbit.
Orbital Sidekick has secured contracts to supply hyperspectral data to the United States Department of Defense through partnerships with In-Q-Tel, the U.S. Air Force, and the U.S. Space Force.
The Starfield mission lifted off on 2023-01-31 at 8:15 a.m. PT (16:15 UTC) aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Raytheon selected the LM 400 bus to build missile-tracking satellites for the U.S. Space Force with the first scheduled to launch in 2026.
The LM 400 is one of the satellite buses supporting the U.S. Space Force’s planned Missile Track Custody program in Medium Earth Orbit.
The 2024 budget includes funding for initiatives to develop an operational test and training infrastructure for the Space Force.
NASA’s CubeSat Launch Initiative is collaborating with the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force to solicit applicants for a set of hands-on learning engagements for higher education institutions, faculty, and students.
The Air Force plans to launch NTS-3 on the USSF-106 mission, which is projected to be the first national security launch by United Launch Alliance’s new Vulcan Centaur rocket.
NTS-3 is managed by the AFRL Transformational Capabilities Office and has program partners in both the U.S. Space Force and the U.S. Air Force.
Dr. Joel Mozer, United States Space Force Director of Science, Technology, and Research, and Capt. Daniel Keane, U.S. Coast Guard Research and Development Center commanding officer, signed the memorandum of understanding.
LDPE-2 launched aboard the USSF-44 mission in November 2022.
Rep. Doug Lamborn stated that a major reason for the creation of the Space Force was to streamline space acquisition and ensure investments in advanced space capabilities.
Frank Calvelli criticized Space Force program offices for designing bespoke satellite buses and urged focusing development on payloads rather than creating new buses.
The two refurbished side boosters used on USSF-67 previously flew on the USSF-44 mission on 2022-11-01.