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 System Delta 80 managed the National Security Space Launch mission for this launch.
Space Systems Command (SSC) is transitioning CASR from a conceptual pilot to an operational framework.
Space Systems Command spent the last year defining the legal and financial mechanisms required to activate commercial satellites in wartime.
The Space Force’s Space Systems Command approached Northwood after the October 2024 demo with Planet Labs to seek increased Satellite Control Network reactivity as low Earth orbit satellite numbers grow.
A United Launch Alliance Vulcan rocket will carry the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command.
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has conducted preliminary planning for a potential increase in funding.
U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command is building smaller satellites and ground systems and aims to field within three-year cycles.
In 2022, U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command received guidance from Frank Calvelli to move to fixed-price contracts and limit non-recurring engineering costs.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command and Combat Forces Command confirmed the upcoming launch of the ninth Global Positioning System (GPS) III satellite.
Space Systems Command awarded Starfish Space a $52.5 million contract to provide end-of-life disposal services for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Space Systems Command awarded Starfish Space a $37.5 million STRATFI contract in June 2024 to demonstrate augmented maneuver capabilities for national security assets in geostationary orbit.
Diffraqtion is collaborating with the U.S. Space Force’s Apollo Accelerator and the Space Systems Command TAP Lab to integrate its sensor data into military space defense architectures.
SSC awarded the SDA-3 missions to SpaceX for launches projected to begin in the third quarter of fiscal year 2027.
SSC awarded the SDA-2 missions to SpaceX for launches projected to begin in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2026.
SpaceX received $739 million in new task orders for Phase 3, Lane 1 of the National Security Space Launch (NSSL) from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC).
SSC awarded the NTO-5 launches to SpaceX, projected to occur in the first and second quarters of fiscal year 2027 and 2028, respectively.
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command has released a Request for Information seeking commercial sources for environmental monitoring data to support global military operations.
The launch will carry the USSF-87 mission for the United States Space Force's Space Systems Command.
The United States Space Force and the United States Space Force Space Systems Command are involved in the STP-S30 mission.
Space Systems Command oversees an annual acquisition budget of $15.6 billion.