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U.S. Space Systems Command

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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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History · 1 eventAug 13, 2021 · Space and Missile Systems Center redesignated as Space Systems Command
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The Space Systems Command oversees the Commercial Satellite Communications Office that awarded the Starlink task order.

RelationshipsGovernanceValue 4.0Oct 3, 2023SpaceX providing Starlink services to DoD under ‘unique terms and conditions’

Capella Space received a contract for Proliferated Low Earth Satellite-Based Services awarded by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency through the U.S. Space Systems Command.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Oct 2, 2023Capella Space moving to larger facilities

Xage Security won a $17,000,000 contract to protect the Space Force’s Space Systems Command networks for five years.

RelationshipsFinancialGovernanceValue 4.8Sep 27, 2023Cybersecurity firm Xage gets $17 million contract to protect Space Force networks

Xage Security Gov received a $17,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide zero trust access control and data protection across SSC’s current and next-generation ground and space architectures.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0Sep 27, 2023Xage Security Gov awarded million$$ cybersecurity contract by USSF / SSC

Under the Space Systems Command contract, Xage Security Gov will use the Xage Fabric to provide an identity-based zero trust cybersecurity mesh with distributed enforcement of services at the leading edge for Department of Defense systems.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.6Sep 27, 2023Xage Security Gov awarded million$$ cybersecurity contract by USSF / SSC

Xage Security Gov received a $17,000,000 contract from U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide zero trust access control and data protection across SSC’s current and next-generation ground and space architectures.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0Sep 27, 2023Xage Awarded $17 Million Cybersecurity Contract by U.S. Space Force

Space Systems Command awarded a $10,000,000 University-Affiliated Research Center laboratory contract to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to ensure software and cyber best practices are adhered to in the GRIFFON ground segment.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 4.7Sep 26, 2023Space Systems Command contracts Johns Hopkins University APL for nexgen protected strategic SATCOM GRIFFON mission support

Colonel Joyce Bulson is project manager at Space Systems Command and leads a new office based at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that oversees space mobility and logistics programs.

GovernanceValue 3.0Sep 25, 2023U.S. Space Force and Astroscale to co-invest in a refueling satellite

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded a $17,400,000 Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to True Anomaly, Inc.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 4.8Sep 22, 2023True Anomaly lands $17 million U.S. Space Force contract for SDA

Space Systems Command reported the Department of the Air Force provided the WGS-12 certification letter on 2023-09-21.

LegalValue 3.0Sep 22, 2023Air Force validates Boeing’s new WGS satellite

U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded a $17,400,000 Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to True Anomaly.

RelationshipsValue 4.6Sep 22, 2023True Anomaly Awarded $17 Million U.S. Space Force Contract for Space Domain Awareness

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awarded a $17,400,000 Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to True Anomaly, Inc.

RelationshipsFinancialPlanValue 4.8Sep 21, 2023True Anomaly lands $17 million U.S. Space Force contract for Space Domain Awareness

Space Systems Command of the U.S. Space Force awarded a $17,400,000 Phase III Small Business Innovation Research contract to True Anomaly, Inc.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Sep 21, 2023True Anomaly receives million$$ USSF contract for SDA

The Defense Space Acquisition organization led by Todd Nygren will primarily support Space Systems Command.

GovernanceRelationshipsValue 2.2Sep 21, 2023The Aerospace Corporation announces significant organizational changes

Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space office awarded a $15,000,000 contract to ABL Space Systems to demonstrate responsive launch capability.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0Sep 18, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards million$$ contract to ABL Space Systems

EO Vista is currently providing an advanced Electro-Optical Infrared (EO/IR) weather sensor payload to GA-EMS under GA-EMS’s contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command to deliver an EO/IR Weather System (EWS) satellite.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 15, 2023General Atomics acquires EO Vista, LLC

The EO/IR Weather System (EWS) satellite delivered under the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command contract is intended to support the transition from the Defense Meteorological Support Program (DMSP) on-orbit systems to a new generation of affordable, high-performance, small weather satellites.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.0Sep 15, 2023General Atomics acquires EO Vista, LLC

Space Systems Command encapsulated a Millennium Space-built space vehicle, mated it to Firefly’s Alpha launch vehicle, and completed all final launch preparations in 24 hours.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Sep 15, 2023Firefly launches Space Force ‘Victus Nox’ mission

In June of 2023 iRocket signed a TACFI contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop its rocket engine.

RelationshipsCapabilityPlanValue 4.6Sep 11, 2023iRocket Founder + CEO named to 20 Under 35 list of space pros to be honored at the annual Future Leaders Dinner

Inmarsat Government, now part of Viasat, was awarded a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC).

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.2Sep 11, 2023Viasat Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force for PLEO Satellite Services
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