U.S. Space Systems Command (SSC) is a field command of the U.S. Space Force responsible for acquiring and delivering resilient warfighting capabilities to protect the nation's strategic advantage in space. It manages a significant space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense and works with the joint forces, government agencies, academic institutions, industry, and allied organizations. SSC is responsible for space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics, including managing U.S. space launch ranges. Key partners include the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), Space Development Agency, Missile Defense Agency, and commercial space industry partners.
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On 2024-07-11, Space Systems Command issued a contract modification under which General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems will provide three years of operational services for two Electro-Optical Weather System satellites.
SSC will provide communication links to ispace-U.S. Mission 3 through its SSC Connect lunar ground station network capabilities.
Space Systems Command awarded four contracts to Blue Origin, CACI International Inc., General Atomics, and Viasat to develop space laser communication terminal prototypes.
The Space Systems Command awarded contracts to four companies to develop prototypes for laser communication terminals as the first phase of a $100,000,000 program called Enterprise Space Terminal.
Space Systems Command manages a $15,600,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.
Space Systems Command awarded National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 contracts to Blue Origin, SpaceX, and United Launch Alliance.
Space Systems Command will develop the PTS-G space and ground systems to provide worldwide assured-access communications for tactical warfighters, with initial capabilities provided in select regions and a target of worldwide coverage.
Boeing was awarded a $439,600,000 contract in March to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command.
True Anomaly was selected for a $30,000,000 U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command contract for the VICTUS HAZE TacRS mission.
K2 Space received a $3,800,000 Tactical Funding Increase (TACFI) award from the Space Development Agency and Space Systems Command’s Space Domain Awareness & Combat Power program executive office.
Space Systems Command awarded Starfish Space a $37,500,000 Strategic Funding Increase (STRATFI) contract to build, launch, and operate an Otter satellite vehicle.
Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space organization expanded efforts with Starfish Space, SpaceWERX, Space Safari, and the SSC Commercial Space Office to improve responsiveness, resilience, and strategic flexibility of U.S. on-orbit assets.
Space Systems Command issued a sources sought request for information in January 2023 to gauge industry capabilities for the PTS-R program.
Space Systems Command will select vendors that can manufacture small satellite buses with capacity to host experimental military payloads and sensors.
Space Systems Command completed Factory Confidence Tests on the first and second EPS-R payloads in March 2024 and April 2024, respectively.
SSC’s global satellite ground station network will enforce and support the joint orbital launch service developed with Perigee Aerospace.
Space Systems Command (SSC) completed the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) Space Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) on 2024-04-25.
Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing program executive office delivered the first of two software deliveries to operations in the Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado.
Space Systems Command is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring, developing, and delivering resilient capabilities and technologies for space operations and it manages a $15,600,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.
The SBIR contract to Gravitics is a direct to phase 2 award delivered in partnership with Space Systems Command’s Space Safari Program Office.