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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Although NROL-108 is a U.S. government mission, it was commercially procured and not part of the U.S. Space Force’s National Security Space Launch program, and NROL-76 in 2017 was similarly commercially procured.
The U.S. Space Force was established on 2019-12-20.
Blue Origin has been constructing the New Glenn launch pad at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station Launch Complex 36.
The Space Force is implementing several efforts to simplify interactions with startups and small businesses and to improve procurement of national space capabilities.
The U.S. Space Force was established on 2019-12-20 as the nation’s first new military branch since the Air Force was established in 1947.
The U.S. Space Force’s official birthday is 2020-12-20, the day President Donald Trump signed legislation creating the Space Force as the sixth branch of the U.S. armed forces.
NSTXL (National Security Technology Accelerator) has been selected to manage the U.S. Space Force’s Space Enterprise Consortium for the next 10 years.
A Falcon 9 launched the SXM-7 mission from Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on 2020-12-13 at 12:30 p.m. EST.
The Falcon 9 lifted off from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station at 12:30 p.m. Eastern.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the SXM-7 spacecraft for SiriusXM on 2020-12-13 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The U.S. Space Force awarded Lockheed Martin a $511,000,000 contract for two GPS 3F satellites.
The National Defense Authorization Act authorizes up to $90,000,000 in fiscal year 2021 for Space Force research and development projects, subject to appropriators' approval.
The Terran 1 launch for TriSept will take place from either Cape Canaveral Space Force Station or Vandenberg Air Force Base depending on mission requirements.
The U.S. Space Force is buying two GPS satellites from Lockheed Martin for $511,000,000.
The Delta 4 Heavy lifted off at 8:09 p.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex-37 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in Florida.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Altamira Technologies a prototype project contract valued at $8,500,000 for the Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Mission Data Processing Applications Provider.
The 2020-12-10 Delta IV Heavy launch was the first payload launched from the newly renamed Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
United Launch Alliance’s next launch after NROL-44 is the STP-3 mission for the U.S. Space Force, scheduled for first quarter 2021 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Language adopted by the Senate in the Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2021 requires the Director of National Intelligence, Department of Defense, Air Force, and Space Force leaders to submit a plan for establishing an element of the intelligence community within the United States Space Force.
The Office of the Director of National Intelligence is working with the U.S. Space Force on plans to create a national space intelligence center focused on technical intelligence to defend space systems from anti-satellite weapons developed by China and Russia.