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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Space Systems Command has a $15,000,000,000 acquisition budget.
Boeing received a $439,600,000 contract to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS-12) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
Boeing received a $439,600,000 contract to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
The Space Systems Command selected two vendors for EWS demonstrations in June 2020.
The Space Systems Command awarded Orion Space Systems a new contract to build another EWS satellite that launched on Transporter-10.
Space Systems Command has ordered six Epoch 1 spacecraft from Millennium Space Systems for the first deployment of MEO missile warning and tracking satellites.
Space Systems Command plans to release a draft request for bids for Epoch 2 satellites later 2024 and select suppliers in 2025.
BAE Systems has been selected by the Space Systems Command Space Enterprise Consortium to provide a prototype ground system for the U.S. Space Force’s Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution Command and Control project.
Space Systems Command is working on a draft solicitation for ESS proposals expected to be released 2024.
C-SAR provides satellite and communication system products, hardware, and equipment in support of Space Systems Command’s mission to develop, acquire, equip, field, and sustain lethal and resilient space capabilities.
C-SAR provides satellite and communication system products, hardware, and equipment in support of Space Systems Command’s mission to develop, acquire, equip, field, and sustain lethal and resilient space capabilities.
Space Systems Command delivered the USSF-62 Weather System Follow-on – Microwave Space Vehicle from Ball Aerospace in Boulder, Colorado to Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.
Space Systems Command is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring, developing, and delivering resilient space capabilities and technologies.
Space Systems Command manages a $15,600,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.
SSC awarded Northrop Grumman the Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker (GAS-T) contract to begin development of a refueling tanker and associated technologies to deliver fuel in space.
Northrop Grumman is collaborating with the Space Systems Command (SSC), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and other customers to develop in-space refueling technologies for U.S. space-based assets.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed-price contract valued at $66,000,000 for risk reduction activities and early design work in support of the MUOS Service Life Extension (SLE) program.
Northrop Grumman is collaborating with the Space Systems Command (SSC), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU), and other customers to develop in-space refueling technologies for U.S. space-based assets.
Northrop Grumman is collaborating with Space Systems Command, Defense Innovation Unit, and other customers to develop in-space refueling technologies for U.S. space-based assets.
Space Systems Command awarded Northrop Grumman the Geosynchronous Auxiliary Support Tanker (GAS-T) contract to begin development of a refueling tanker and associated technologies to deliver fuel in space.