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 technology demonstration aims to improve communications with the U.S. Space Force's growing number of satellites.
L3Harris developed a Multi-Band Multi-Mission (MBMM) phased array ground antenna system integrated with the Space Force's Satellite Communication Network system.
The U.S. Space Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise will focus on providing technical intelligence to defend space systems from anti-satellite weapons developed by China and Russia.
Chief of Space Operations Gen. John Raymond established the U.S. Space Force Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance Enterprise to support the intelligence community.
The Turksat 5A mission launched from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The U.S. Space Force became the 18th member of the U.S. intelligence community on 2021-01-08.
The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) achieved a milestone on 2020-09-30 when the GPS Foreign Military Sales (FMS) office received its first M-code MGUE order.
The Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 9:15 p.m. Eastern.
The U.S. Space Force plans to develop intelligence analysts at a future National Space Intelligence Center to be stood up at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio.
The three geosynchronous Next-Gen OPIR satellites will be operated by the U.S. Space Force to provide initial warning of a ballistic or tactical missile launch anywhere on the globe.
In October 2019 the Space Force office selected several small launch providers to compete for task orders over nine years, including Virgin Orbit, Xbow Launch Systems, Firefly Aerospace, and Aevum Launch.
A second Virgin Orbit Space Force mission planned for 2021 is STP-S28, also from Guam.
NROL-111 is the second of three missions the Space Force procured from Northrop Grumman for the National Reconnaissance Office, with NROL-129 having launched in 2020 and NROL-174 not yet scheduled.
The United States Space Force Launch Manifest Systems Integrator program delivers capabilities and integration approaches to establish U.S. government enterprise-wide capability for small satellite delivery to space.
Congress reduced Space Force procurement from the Pentagon’s request of $2,400,000,000 to $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
Space Force funding in the fiscal year 2021 appropriations includes $2,400,000,000 for operations and maintenance.
Space Force funding in the fiscal year 2021 appropriations includes $2,300,000,000 for procurement.
The fiscal year 2021 appropriations package includes $15,200,000,000 for the U.S. Space Force.
Congress increased Space Force RDT&E from the Pentagon’s request of $10,300,000,000 to $10,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2021.
Space Force funding in the fiscal year 2021 appropriations includes $10,500,000,000 for research, development, testing and evaluation (RDT&E).