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Space and Missile Systems Center

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The Office of Space Commerce is working with the Department of Defense, the U.S. Space Force, and U.S. Space Command to develop linkages and transition civil space traffic management responsibilities from DoD to Commerce.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJul 13, 2022Office of Space Commerce to start developing architecture for traffic management

The U.S. Space Force was established in December 2019.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralJul 11, 2022Hyten: Space Force ‘hasn’t cracked the code’ on faster acquisitions

The U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $22,000,000 contract to produce a satellite bus able to carry multiple small payloads to demonstrate on-orbit refueling in geostationary orbit.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipJul 9, 2022Northrop Grumman gets $22 million Space Force contract to build small-satellite carrier bus

The U.S. Space Force ordered three LDPE satellites, the first of which launched in December, with two more scheduled to launch on upcoming national security space missions.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralJul 9, 2022Northrop Grumman gets $22 million Space Force contract to build small-satellite carrier bus

Lt. Gen. Stephen Whiting is the commander of Space Operations Command for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralJul 7, 2022Space Force coming to grips with cybersecurity threats

Assessing cybersecurity risks is a key challenge for the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralJul 7, 2022Space Force coming to grips with cybersecurity threats

Space Systems Command and Virgin Orbit National Systems successfully air-launched seven Department of Defense research and development satellites for the U.S. Space Force on LauncherOne after taking off on 2022-07-01 from Mojave Air and Space Port, California.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipJul 4, 2022UPDATE 2: Virgin Orbit Heads Straight Up with Space Systems Comand’s STP-S28A + six DoD rideshare partners aboard LauncherOne

The U.S. Space Force will deploy seven satellites on the STP-S28A mission that are provided by multiple government agencies to conduct experiments in space-based communications, in-space navigation, and climate change.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductJun 27, 2022Virgin Orbit’s launch window for the USSF’s STP-S28A + DoD payloads to ‘go’ on June 29th

The U.S. Space Force procured the STP-S28A launch through the Rocket Systems Launch Program with payloads provided by the Department of Defense Space Test Program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJun 27, 2022Virgin Orbit’s launch window for the USSF’s STP-S28A + DoD payloads to ‘go’ on June 29th

The U.S. Space Force established Space Delta 18 on 2022-06-24.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralJun 24, 2022Space Force establishes intelligence unit to put sharper focus on orbital threats

The U.S. Space Force selected General Atomics and Orion Space Solutions to each develop and launch demonstration satellites to gather global weather imagery and data on cloud characteristics.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJun 24, 2022Orbion to supply propulsion for General Atomics weather satellite

The U.S. Space Force’s Commercial Satellite Communications Office (CSCO) plans to award nearly $2,300,000,000 in commercial satcom contracts over the next two years.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductJun 22, 2022DoD Satcom: Big money for military satellites, slow shift to commercial services

The U.S. Space Force submitted a fiscal year 2023 budget request of $24,500,000,000.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative FinancialJun 21, 2022House Appropriations Committee warns of cost pressures in Space Force programs

The U.S. Space Force was established as an independent military branch in December 2019.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralJun 20, 2022Space Force to establish intelligence unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

The U.S. Space Force plans to formally establish the National Space Intelligence Center at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio on 2022-06-24.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipJun 20, 2022Space Force to establish intelligence unit at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

The Strategic Forces subcommittee's mark directs consolidation of Department of Defense space programs under the U.S. Space Force, consistent with the intent of the fiscal year 2020 National Defense Authorization Act.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralJun 16, 2022Senate Armed Services Committee proposes $45 billion funding boost for DoD

Lt. Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, U.S. Space Force deputy chief of space operations, proposed establishing hotlines between the U.S. and foreign rivals to improve communications about close approaches in space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipJun 16, 2022An In-Orbit Game of Cat and Mouse: Close approaches prompt calls for communications and norms

The bill requires a contract with one or more federally funded research and development centers to conduct a study on the proposed reorganization of the U.S. Space Force and the establishment of a space reserve component.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductJun 16, 2022Senate Armed Services Committee proposes $45 billion funding boost for DoD

The U.S. Space Force delivered the first of two military communications payloads for Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission (ASBM) on 2022-06-08.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipJun 9, 2022Space Force delivers first of two U.S. payloads to launch on Space Norway’s arctic broadband mission

USSF-124 is a U.S. Space Force and Missile Defense Agency mission that will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Eastern Range into low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative PlanMay 30, 2022Space Force identifies national security launches funded in 2022 and 2023
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