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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Nick Hague joined the U.S. Space Force in 2021 and was promoted to brigadier general in 2025.
The U.S. Space Force plans to invest in test and training infrastructure for large force exercises and rapid adaptation to threats in space.
The LA-05 mission will carry 29 broadband satellites into low Earth orbit from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Space Force has moved a GPS III mission from Vulcan to Falcon 9 four times to preserve GPS constellation modernization timelines.
The Space Force paused all National Security Space Launch missions on Vulcan after a significant performance anomaly during the USSF-87 mission on February 12, 2026.
The U.S. Space Force tracks over 10,000 satellites and 50,000 orbital objects.
The U.S. Space Force released its first Space Warfighting framework around one year before the article.
The U.S. Space Force uses missile warning, satcom, and PNT capabilities to support Joint Forces and daily operations.
The USSF-70 mission is scheduled for summer 2028 and will carry Northrop Grumman's Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker prototype.
The Space Force awarded ULA the USSF-70 mission in a mission trade after reassigning SV-10 to SpaceX.
U.S. Space Force Brig. Gen. Nick Hague is the Assistant Deputy Chief of Space Operations for Operations.
GPS III Space Vehicle 10 was originally manifested for a March 2026 launch on ULA's Vulcan Centaur and is now targeting a late April 2026 launch on a Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station.
The Vulcan booster on the USSF-87 mission delivered its payloads to orbit, but one of its four solid rocket motors malfunctioned shortly after liftoff.
The U.S. Space Force awarded ThinKom a contract in 2025 to adapt its commercial phased-array technology for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Kratos Technology & Training Solutions a $446.8 million agreement on March 17.
The U.S. Space Force is using SpaceX launch capabilities to maintain delivery of the GPS III-8 mission while the Vulcan anomaly investigation continues.
ThinKom’s modular units are designed to integrate with the U.S. Space Force Satellite Control Network modernization program.
China created a space force as part of its defense reforms after Xi Jinping took over in 2012.
ThinKom Solutions developed a transportable ground entry point system in coordination with the U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Space Force is changing the launch service provider for the GPS III-8 mission from United Launch Alliance to SpaceX.