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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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Northrop Grumman won a $2,370,000,000 contract in 2020 to develop two Next-Gen OPIR polar satellites with infrared sensors to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles for the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityValue 5.0May 24, 2023Missile-warning satellite passes preliminary design review

Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

FinancialLegalValue 3.8May 19, 2023Space Systems Command Successfully Delivers Final Spaceflight Ready Payload to Japan

Space Systems Command delivered the second and final spaceflight-ready payload to Japan for hosting on Japan’s Quasi-Zenith Satellite System.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0May 17, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) completes final delivery of 2nd USSF hosted payload to Japan

A C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 436th Airlift Wing, Dover Air Force Base, landed at Yokota Air Base, Japan on 2023-05-10 while assisting Space Systems Command in delivering a second payload for QZSS.

PlanRelationshipsValue 4.0May 17, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) completes final delivery of 2nd USSF hosted payload to Japan

Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

FinancialLegalValue 4.0May 17, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) completes final delivery of 2nd USSF hosted payload to Japan

Cailabs will deliver the first NODES optical ground station for installation at the SSC site in Western Australia later 2023.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0May 16, 2023SSC Awarded 2.26M€ Contract by European Space Agency for NODES Project

STEP 2.0 is an initiative within the U.S. Department of Defense Space Test Program (STP) managed by Space Systems Command (SSC).

GeneralValue 2.0May 8, 2023SSC draft RFP released on SAM.gov for STEP 2.0 contract effort

Space Systems Command’s STEP 2.0 Program Management Office is seeking feedback from U.S.-owned organizations on the Draft RFP through a Comment Resolution Matrix (CRM) process.

LegalValue 1.6May 8, 2023SSC draft RFP released on SAM.gov for STEP 2.0 contract effort

Space Systems Command awarded each of Lockheed Martin and Raytheon a $30,000,000 contract on 2023-05-02 to develop prototypes of a ground system for the ESS program.

RelationshipsFinancialCapabilityPlanValue 4.7May 3, 2023Lockheed, Raytheon to develop ground systems for nuclear-hardened satellite communications

The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command stated that USSF-106 launch dates and impacts from the Centaur 5 test anomaly are under review pending the ULA investigation.

PlanGeneralValue 3.0Apr 28, 2023Air Force navigation satellite experiment applying lessons from GPS

Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

FinancialLegalGeneralValue 4.2Apr 24, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards STP-S29B launch service Task Order to Astra Space, Inc.

Space Systems Command is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring and delivering resilient warfighting capabilities.

GeneralCapabilityValue 2.0Apr 24, 2023Space Systems Command (SSC) awards STP-S29B launch service Task Order to Astra Space, Inc.

The $11,500,000 task order to Astra was awarded under the U.S. Space Force’s Orbital Services Program OSP-4 as recorded by Space Systems Command on 2023-04-21.

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Apr 22, 2023Astra wins $11.5 million contract to launch military experimental payloads

Space Systems Command is a Los Angeles-based organization responsible for developing and buying space technologies for the U.S. military.

GeneralValue 2.0Apr 20, 2023Space Force procurement command rebrands commercial space office

Space Systems Command established a commercial services office based in the Washington, D.C. area to oversee procurement of satellite-based services such as communications, imagery, and weather data.

LegalRelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.0Apr 20, 2023Space Force procurement command rebrands commercial space office

Millennium Space Systems delivered the Tetra-1 spacecraft and ground software to Space Systems Command to enable independent operations.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 4.0Apr 14, 2023Millennium Space Systems’ Tetra-1 is mission ready

Tetra-1’s robustness permitted Space Systems Command to work with Space Delta 11 in Space Training and Readiness Command to perform maneuvers dedicated to a live on-orbit training campaign called Scarlet Star.

CapabilityGeneralValue 3.8Apr 14, 2023Millennium Space Systems’ Tetra-1 is mission ready

Space Systems Command is assuming full spacecraft operations for Tetra-1 using procedures developed jointly with Millennium Space Systems.

RelationshipsCapabilityValue 3.7Apr 14, 2023Millennium Space Systems’ Tetra-1 is mission ready

Millennium Space Systems partnered with the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command for Tetra-1 operations.

RelationshipsPlanValue 4.0Apr 14, 2023Millennium Space Systems’ Tetra-1 is mission ready

Under NSSL Phase 2 the Space Systems Command ordered nine missions from ULA for $1,100,000,000 (about $122,000,000 per launch) and six missions from SpaceX for $774,000,000 (about $129,000,000 per launch).

RelationshipsFinancialValue 5.0Apr 14, 2023The next battle for U.S. military launch contracts is about to begin
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