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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Millennium provided training, simulation, and confidence-building tools specifically designed for small satellite operations to Space Systems Command.
Millennium delivered the Tetra-1 spacecraft and ground software to Space Systems Command to enable independent operation by SSC.
Tetra-1’s robustness allowed 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.'
Millennium delivered the Tetra-1 satellite to Space Systems Command 13 months after winning the award through the SSC Space Enterprise Consortium’s other transaction authority.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command, the National Reconnaissance Office, and United Launch Alliance are preparing to launch a Delta IV Heavy rocket no earlier than 2023-04-20 from Space Launch Complex 37B at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
The U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command is using the DSS contract to progress its transition to agile software development by working with commercial providers to deliver a Data-as-a-Service platform.
SBIRS GEO-6 was formally transferred from Space Systems Command to Space Operations Command on 2023-03-24.
Space Systems Command’s Battle Management Command, Control and Communications (BMC3) Program Executive Office will award a $900,000,000 Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) contract to 18 contractors to provide Data Software Services.
Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.
The Space Systems Command Space C2 office worked over the past two years to transition data stovepipes into a commercial data analytics platform developed by Palantir.
The Space Systems Command selected 18 vendors to provide data analytics and software services for space domain analysis on 2025-03-24.
Space Systems Command manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.
The Space Systems Command confirmed on 2023-02-07 that the congressional funding added in the 2023 budget will pay for a geosynchronous Wideband Global Satcom (WGS) satellite.
The Space Systems Command stated that the new WGS-12 will be 'built to print,' meaning Boeing will build another copy using the existing design.
Space Systems Command released two National Security Space Launch (NSSL) Phase 3 Draft Requests for Proposals based on a dual-lane acquisition approach to solicit industry feedback prior to finalization.
Space Systems Command made the 10th GPS 3 satellite available for launch on 2023-02-16.
Astranis expects a successful PTW on-orbit demonstration could lead Space Systems Command to order a sizable number of GEO satellites dedicated to the Space Force.
The Space Systems Command is considering a new initiative called 'Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve' to sign agreements with suppliers of commercial satellites.
Millennium and Firefly Space Transport Services won contracts from U.S. Space Systems Command in 2022 to perform a Tactically Responsive Space mission.
The November 2022 Space Systems Command contract action means Lockheed Martin is contracted to build GPS IIIF Space Vehicles SV11–SV20.