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 is responsible for policy development and implementation for all U.S. Space Force global operations, sustainment, training, and readiness.
NASA’s Artemis II crewed mission and commercial lunar lander activity are increasing the U.S. Space Force’s focus on cislunar operations.
The Resilient Missile Warning & Tracking Medium Earth Orbit Epoch 2 program is part of Department of War and U.S. Space Force satellite constellations supported by BAE Systems for national security and defense.
The U.S. Space Force is integrating cislunar space into its core mission and acquisition frameworks.
SpaceX's Starlink Group 17-24 mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base and deployed 25 Starlink V2 Mini satellites into low Earth orbit.
Brig. Gen. Nick Hague is assistant deputy chief of space operations for Operations at U.S. Space Force Headquarters.
The U.S. Space Force is codifying cislunar requirements into its Objective Force document, a long-term roadmap through 2040.
SpaceX's Starlink Group 10-46 mission launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station and carried 29 additional satellites for the Starlink Group 10 layer.
The U.S. Space Force is the U.S. government organization Novaspace identified as the lead anchor for developing in-orbit refuelling capabilities in the United States.
Alpha lifted off from Firefly Aerospace’s Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base last week.
Orbit Fab has contracts with the U.S. Space Force, AFRL, DIU, the U.K. Space Agency, the European Space Agency, and Astroscale.
The U.S. Space Force has designated RAFTI as one of only two approved refueling standards for military satellites.
The U.S. Space Force confirmed that Van Allen Probe A reentered over the eastern Pacific Ocean near 2 degrees south latitude and 255.3 degrees east longitude.
NASA concluded that a solid rocket booster issue on United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan USSF-87 mission should not affect the Northrop Grumman-made solid rocket boosters for Artemis 2.
The Space Force selected Astranis as a prime contractor for its Protected Tactical Satcom Global program last August.
The USSF listed the Lockheed Martin satellite 2026-046A/68127 as ICOR SV.
The U.S. Space Force was established to recognize space as a warfighting domain.
Firefly Aerospace’s Alpha rocket lifted off from Vandenberg Space Force Base at 8:50pm ET on Flight 7.
The X-37B is an unmanned, reusable spaceplane operated by the United States Space Force that conducts long-duration orbital missions.
Firefly Aerospace launched Alpha Flight 7, titled "Stairway to Seven," from Space Launch Complex 2 at Vandenberg Space Force Base on March 11, 2026 at 5:50 p.m. PDT.