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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Ten multipurpose satellites manufactured by Spire Global and integrated via Germany’s launch integrator Exolaunch have arrived at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Vulcan is grounded due to the USSF-87 SRB anomaly.
Anduril Industries has a five-year, $99.7 million Space Force contract awarded in late 2024 to improve the U.S. Space Surveillance Network.
The Space Systems Command MEO Epoch 2 program is part of a Department of War and Space Force strategy to diversify orbital regimes for national security.
The Space Force’s Commercial Space Office plans to make its first award under the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve this year, beginning with space domain awareness.
The Space Force will take a crawl, walk, run approach to capabilities acquired through the Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve.
The Space Force may soon award a contract for the Geosynchronous Reconnaissance & Surveillance Constellation program as an envisioned commercial replacement for the eight GSSAP satellites built by Northrop Grumman.
NASA and the U.S. Space Force estimate a 1 in 4,200 risk of debris from Van Allen Probe A hitting anyone on the ground.
Operation Epic Fury marked the operational debut of the U.S. Space Force in a high-intensity conflict.
The Centaur upper stage of the later Vulcan mission successfully deployed a Space Force payload into geostationary orbit despite the solid rocket motor anomaly.
In the transition period, ULA reported a backlog of more than 80 missions, including Space Force missions and dozens of Vulcan launches booked for Amazon’s LEO broadband constellation.
The Space Force will not launch national security payloads on Vulcan until the investigation into the Vulcan anomaly is complete and the cause is corrected.
The 5th Space Warning Squadron at Buckley Space Force Base used the Joint Tactical Ground Station to monitor Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites and detect missile launch heat signatures within milliseconds.
As Operation Epic Fury entered its second week, the U.S. Space Force pivoted to a sustainment and targeting phase.
The U.S. Space Force is drafting guidance for maneuverable satellite refueling and orbital warfare tactics.
NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission lifted off on Friday 13 February at 5:15 local time (11:15 CET) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
NASA and SpaceX’s Crew-12 mission lifted off on Friday 13 February at 5:15 local time (11:15 CET) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Sierra Space has won more than $1.5 billion in defense contracts since 2023, including work with the Space Development Agency and the U.S. Space Force.
The U.S. Space Force has an internal target of 500 launches per year from Florida’s Eastern Range by 2030.
The Heritage Foundation’s Index recommends a study of the U.S. Space Force’s readiness.