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U.S. Space Force

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Blue Origin is developing the New Glenn heavy rocket and is working with the U.S. Space Force to develop a plan to certify New Glenn for NSSL after New Glenn starts flying.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 13, 2023ULA has ‘no issues’ with Space Force plan to select three national security launch providers

On 2023-09-12, U.S. Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman directed the Space Force to experiment with a command structure in which a unit is responsible for all aspects of a mission area, including training, procurement, and operations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 12, 2023Space Force to create “integrated” units responsible for acquisition, maintenance and operations

Inmarsat Government, now part of Viasat, was awarded a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC).

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2023Viasat Awarded Contract by U.S. Space Force for PLEO Satellite Services

In June of 2023 iRocket signed a TACFI contract with the U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command (SSC) to further develop its rocket engine.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 11, 2023iRocket Founder + CEO named to 20 Under 35 list of space pros to be honored at the annual Future Leaders Dinner

Space Systems Command is headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California and is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring and delivering resilient warfighting capabilities in and from space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 10, 2023Statement from Space Systems Command preparing for the NROL-107 mission aboard ULA’s “The Bruiser” rocket

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket launched the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station on 2023-09-10.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2023UPDATE 3: Success as ULA launches U.S. Space Force’s SILENTBARKER/NROL-107

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket carrying the SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office and the United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command lifted off on 2023-09-10 at 8:47 a.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNoiseSep 10, 2023United Launch Alliance’s successful launch for joint national security mission

The SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission is scheduled to launch on 2023-09-09 at 8:51 a.m. EDT (5:51 a.m. PDT) from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 10, 2023Statement from Space Systems Command preparing for the NROL-107 mission aboard ULA’s “The Bruiser” rocket

The SILENTBARKER/NROL-107 mission launches from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralSep 9, 2023UPDATE 2: Scrubbed again ULA’s launch of U.S. Space Force’s SILENTBARKER/NROL-107

WSF-M is scheduled to launch early next year from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductSep 8, 2023Ball Aerospace Completes Testing Weather Monitoring Satellite

The U.S. Space Force has a goal to rely on a hybrid network of commercial and military satcom systems to take advantage of emerging constellations in low, medium, and geostationary orbits.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 7, 2023New report recommends Space Force change how it buys commercial satellite services

Inmarsat Government, now part of Viasat, was awarded a Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (PLEO) Satellite-Based Services (SBS) contract by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA) on behalf of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC).

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductSep 7, 2023USSF awards Viasat contract for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit satellite services

The Space Force’s current practice of buying services under separate contracts with individual providers does not provide the flexibility needed to create an integrated satcom enterprise.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralSep 7, 2023New report recommends Space Force change how it buys commercial satellite services

The three L3Harris missions under the Firefly agreement will launch from Firefly’s SLC-2 launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Mentioned as: space forceTechnical ProductSep 6, 2023Firefly Aerospace Signs Multi-Launch Agreement with L3Harris

Space Force tracking radars and other sensors produce data from thousands of locations.

Mentioned as: Space ForceTechnical ProductSep 6, 2023SAS supports MAG Aerospace on million$$$ Space Force contract

Gen. Chance Saltzman solicited ideas from Space Force personnel in May to develop a new mission statement.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceNarrative GeneralSep 6, 2023Space Force rewrites mission statement

The three L3Harris missions under the multi-launch agreement will launch from Firefly’s SLC-2 launch site at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 6, 2023Firefly Aerospace awarded MLA with L3Harris

The Space Force seeks to procure an enterprise data storage and data management platform with a scalable open architecture under the IDIQ contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 6, 2023MAG Aerospace and SAS partner for Space Force data-analytics contract

MAG Aerospace is one of 18 vendors the Space Force selected in March for a five-year, $900,000,000 indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity (IDIQ) contract overseen by Space Systems Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipSep 6, 2023MAG Aerospace and SAS partner for Space Force data-analytics contract

MAG Aerospace partnered with SAS to compete for U.S. Space Force data analytics contracts on 2023-09-06.

Mentioned as: space forceOrg RelationshipSep 6, 2023MAG Aerospace and SAS partner for Space Force data-analytics contract
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