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U.S. Space Force

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Washington, D.C., United States
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HawkEye 360 will provide RF data to support Slingshot Aerospace’s proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Data Exploitation and Enhanced Processing (DEEP) program for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 20, 2023HawkEye 360 Awarded Contract to Monitor Global GPS Interference

Slingshot Aerospace awarded HawkEye 360 a contract to provide RF data for Slingshot's space-based monitoring and detection of RF threats and to support Slingshot's proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Data Exploitation and Enhanced Processing (DEEP) program for the U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 20, 2023Slingshot Aerospace Awards Contract to HawkEye 360

On 2023-01-18, Gen. B. Chance Saltzman issued a memo outlining priorities for the U.S. Space Force that include pursuing stronger partnerships with allies, deploying combat-ready forces, and amplifying the guardian spirit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GovernanceJan 19, 2023U.S. Space Force chief calls for greater collaboration with allies

The 2023 National Defense Authorization Act directs the Department of Defense to examine all Space Force programs to determine if their level of classification could be changed to a lower level or declassified entirely.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative LegalJan 19, 2023U.S. Space Force chief calls for greater collaboration with allies

The 2023 defense funding increase includes $1,700,000,000 for Space Force programs.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialJan 19, 2023With Starshield, SpaceX readies for battle

The U.S. Space Force budget for 2023 is $26,300,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialJan 19, 2023Space Capital sees upside to 2022 decline in space investment

HawkEye 360 will provide data collected by its radio-frequency mapping satellites to Slingshot Aerospace for a threat-detection system Slingshot is developing for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 19, 2023HawkEye 360 satellites to provide data for U.S. Space Force threat-detection system

HawkEye 360 will provide data to support Slingshot Aerospace’s proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Data Exploitation and Enhanced Processing (DEEP) program for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 19, 2023Slingshot Aerospace awards contract to HawkEye 360

In 2021 Slingshot Aerospace won a $2,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force to develop an analytics tool that uses telemetry data from commercial satellites in low Earth orbit to identify potential sources of electronic interference on the ground.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 19, 2023HawkEye 360 satellites to provide data for U.S. Space Force threat-detection system

Vulcan’s initial planned National Security Space Launch missions include USSF-106, USSF-87, and GPS SV-07.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanJan 18, 2023SpaceX Falcon 9 launches fifth GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off on 2023-01-18 at 7:24 a.m. Eastern from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, carrying a U.S. Space Force GPS satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanJan 18, 2023SpaceX Falcon 9 launches fifth GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force

The GPS constellation operated by the U.S. Space Force comprises 31 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative CapabilityJan 18, 2023SpaceX Falcon 9 launches fifth GPS satellite for U.S. Space Force

SpaceX launched the U.S. Space Force and Lockheed Martin-built GPS III Space Vehicle 06 (GPS III SV06) from Space Launch Complex 40 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 2023-01-18.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanJan 18, 2023UPDATE 2: The USSF’s GPS III SV06 makes its way to orbit courtesy of a SpaceX Falcon 9

Japan’s Office of National Space Policy signed an agreement in 2020 with the U.S. Space Force to host two optical sensor payloads on the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS) constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2023U.S. delivers first of two space sensors to be hosted on Japanese satellites

The U.S. Space Force delivered the first of two space sensor payloads on 2023-01-17.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2023U.S. delivers first of two space sensors to be hosted on Japanese satellites

Northrop Grumman built LDPE-2, which launched aboard the USSF-44 mission in November 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanJan 17, 2023Northrop Grumman-built LDPE-3A Satellite to Support US Space Force National Security Mission

SpaceX launched the U.S. Space Force’s USSF-67 mission from Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A on 2023-01-15 aboard a Falcon Heavy rocket.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanJan 16, 2023UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments

The Northrop Grumman-built LDPE-2 launched aboard the USSF-44 mission in November 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative PlanJan 16, 2023UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments

The side boosters used on USSF-67 were the same boosters used for USSF-44, which launched from the Eastern Range on 2022-11-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative CapabilityJan 16, 2023UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments

Space Systems Command is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring and delivering resilient warfighting capabilities and manages an $11,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative FinancialJan 16, 2023UPDATE 1: SpaceX sends Northrop Grumman’s USSF-67 two satellite mission to orbit via a Falcon Heavy — Northrop Grumman comments
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