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Space Delta 8

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Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, United States
www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/Units/Space-Delta-8/
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The GPS constellation is operated by Space Delta 8, a component of the U.S. Space Force headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.

Mentioned as: Space Delta 8Org RelationshipFeb 20, 2024The race to back up vulnerable GPS

Space Delta 8 operates communications and Global Positioning System satellites from Schriever Space Force Base in Colorado and from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: Space Delta 8Narrative GeneralJun 23, 2021Army, Navy satellite operations to consolidate under Space Force

Space Delta 8 has 635 personnel and operates 66 satellites, including 37 GPS, six Advanced EHF communications, five Milstar, two Enhanced Polar System hosted payloads, 10 Wideband Global Satcom (WGS), and six Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS) satellites.

Mentioned as: Space Delta 8Org RelationshipJun 23, 2021Army, Navy satellite operations to consolidate under Space Force

Peraton trains personnel across Space Delta 8 in conducting their own orbital analysis operations.

Mentioned as: Space Delta 8Narrative GeneralOct 27, 2020Peraton Obtains USSF Orbital Analysis Award

Under the OASIS contract, Peraton will work with the Space Force’s 1st Space Operations Squadron of Space Delta 9 and the 2nd and 4th Space Operations Squadrons of Space Delta 8.

Mentioned as: Space Delta 8Org RelationshipOct 27, 2020Space Force extends Peraton’s contract for orbital analysis services