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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Gen. David Thompson is the vice chief of space operations of the U.S. Space Force.
Air Force and Space Force operators at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, monitor objects in space and issue collision warnings.
NROL-82 is the first of four remaining Delta IV Heavy missions that the U.S. Space Force contracted with United Launch Alliance and are projected to be completed by 2024.
The U.S. Space Force was spun out of the U.S. Air Force in 2019.
The U.S. Space Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron projected on 2021-03-30 that OneWeb-0178 and Starlink-1546 would come within about 60 m of each other with a 1.3% chance of collision on 2021-04-03 based on initial estimates.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center delivered the fifth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on 2021-04-06.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center is located at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California and serves as the center of excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems.
The U.S. Space Force’s 45th Weather Squadron projected an 80% chance of acceptable weather for launch on 2021-04-22 and a 90% chance of acceptable weather if the launch is delayed one day.
The Atlas V missions for Project Kuiper will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at the Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The Atlas V missions for Project Kuiper will launch from Space Launch Complex 41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The OneWeb/Starlink near-collision incident involved the U.S. Space Force alerting OneWeb, who contacted Starlink for coordination.
Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. was awarded a $1,200,000 contract to develop a tool for the U.S. Space Force that streamlines visualization of enemy missiles and enhances data integration and mission-critical collaboration.
Slingshot Aerospace won a $1,200,000 Space Force contract on 2021-04-13 to develop software to help satellite operators visualize missile detection.
Slingshot Aerospace partnered with Zoic Labs of Culver City, California to develop a video transcoder for the U.S. Space Force tool.
The Space Launch Delta 45 commander will be a one-star U.S. Space Force general officer who will also serve as the director of the eastern range, the SSC operations director, and the acquisition lead for the range of the future.
Per the fiscal year 2021 National Defense Authorization Act, the Space Development Agency will transfer from the Department of Defense to the U.S. Space Force on 2022-10-01, as a unit aligning directly to the Chief of Space Operations.
Upon transfer to the U.S. Space Force, the Space Development Agency will receive acquisition authorities from the Service Acquisition Executive and will receive select administrative and integration support from Space Systems Command.
Space Systems Command will take over responsibilities currently performed by the Space and Missile Systems Center and by Space Force launch wings in Florida and California that are not part of SMC.
The U.S. Space Force unveiled details on 2021-04-08 to establish a Space Systems Command in Los Angeles to oversee development of next-generation technologies and procurement of satellites and launch services.
The Space Systems Command deputy commander’s office will oversee procurement of launch services and space launch operations at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida and at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California.