All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.
The Space C2 program plans to deliver by 2022 an artificial-intelligence–powered system for the 18th Space Control Squadron to process space surveillance data in real time.
The 18th Space Control Squadron at Vandenberg Air Force Base is providing more meaningful data on approximately 25,000 space objects tracked by the U.S. military.
The 18th Space Control Squadron repurposed existing software rather than purchasing new software or performing major upgrades to implement the expanded conjunction screening.
Under the new process the 18th Space Control Squadron will issue fewer but higher-quality conjunction reports to improve spaceflight safety by reducing unnecessary reports.
On 2020-07-02, the U.S. Air Force’s 18th Space Control Squadron issued a warning to the University of Wuerzburg of a 2020-07-05 conjunction between UWE-4 and a retired Iridium satellite.
The 20th Space Control Squadron provides data to the 18th Space Control Squadron located at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California.
T.S. Kelso, senior research astrodynamicist at Analytical Graphics Inc., observed that orbital data for Cosmos-2542 is available from the U.S. Space Force 18th Space Control Squadron while comparable orbital data for USA 245 is not publicly provided by the U.S. government and is being supplied by amateur observers.
ESA's conjunction assessment team noticed the potential close approach about five days in advance using data from the U.S. Air Force's 18th Space Control Squadron.
On 2019-03-29 the 18th Space Control Squadron reported it was actively tracking more than 250 pieces of debris associated with the 2019-03-27 test.