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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Bluestaq received a $280,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force on 2021-03-23 to expand an existing library of space objects that integrates data from commercial and government sources.
The Space Force views establishing space rules as an extension of military operations in other domains such as oceans and airspace.
The U.S. Space Force aims to lead discussions on establishing rules for responsible behavior in space.
The Space Force is committed to training its personnel on minimizing debris in orbit.
Rep. Mike Rogers called on the U.S. Space Force to invest in advanced technologies to compete with China.
The Space Force requires 'resources and authorities' to modernize and invest in next-generation technologies.
Rep. Mike Rogers advocated for the establishment of the Space Force to ensure U.S. presence in space.
The Rapid Agile Launch Initiative is managed by the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise to identify viable commercial launch systems with capacity between 450 to 1,200 kg to low Earth orbit.
The U.S. Space Force awarded approximately $384,000,000 in contracts to SpaceX and United Launch Alliance for four National Security Space Launch missions slated to launch in fiscal year 2023.
United Launch Alliance’s two missions, USSF-12 and USSF-87, are valued at $224,000,000.
The contracts awarded in this slate of task orders are the second set of task orders the Space Force has issued since awarding the LSP Phase 2 contract.
SpaceX’s USSF-36 and NROL-69 missions total about $160,000,000.
SMC’s Launch Enterprise awarded USSF-36 to SpaceX using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle.
SMC’s Launch Enterprise awarded USSF-87 to United Launch Alliance using the Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle.
The Space and Missile Systems Center is the U.S. Space Force’s center of acquisition excellence for acquiring and developing military space systems.
SMC’s Launch Enterprise awarded USSF-112 to United Launch Alliance using the Vulcan Centaur launch vehicle.
SMC issued ULA task orders for USSF-112 and USSF-87 worth $225,000,000 that include basic launch services and mission integration.
SMC issued SpaceX task orders for USSF-36 and NROL-69 worth $160,000,000 that include basic launch services and mission integration for USSF-36 and basic launch services only for NROL-69.
The U.S. Space Force awarded United Launch Alliance and SpaceX contracts for four National Security Space Launch Phase 2 missions scheduled for 2023.
SpaceX received $159,700,000 for missions USSF-36 and NROL-69.