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Space and Missile Systems Center

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The U.S. Space Force and NASA are supporting construction of Starship test and launch facilities in Florida.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductApr 4, 2022Head of U.S. Space Force launch operations ‘watching Starship closely’

On 2022-04-04, the Department of the Air Force identified six Space Force bases as candidate locations for the headquarters of the U.S. Space Force’s Space Training and Readiness Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductApr 4, 2022Six bases selected as candidate locations for U.S. Space Force training command

Slingshot Aerospace, Inc. was awarded a $25.2 million, 39-month contract by the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command with strategic support from SpaceWERX.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative FinancialMar 31, 2022Slingshot Aerospace Receives Million$$ Contract From USSF’s Space Systems Command

Slingshot Aerospace will develop and deploy pilot Slingshot Laboratory programs to four U.S. Space Force education organizations: Basic Military Training, the National Security Space Institute, the 319th Combat Training Squadron, and the 533rd Training Squadron.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2022Slingshot Aerospace Receives Million$$ Contract From USSF’s Space Systems Command

President Biden’s $773,000,000,000 budget request for the Defense Department for fiscal year 2023 includes $24,500,000,000 for the U.S. Space Force and the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative FinancialMar 28, 2022Biden’s 2023 defense budget adds billions for U.S. Space Force

Spire Global operates a constellation of about 40 geolocation satellites that are collecting data used by the U.S. Space Force to detect GPS jamming.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 25, 2022Space Force using Spire data to detect satellite jamming

On 2021-09-30 the U.S. Space Force awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $2,000,000 contract to develop a prototype analytics tool that uses space-based location data from proliferated Low Earth Orbit constellations to identify potential sources of electronic ground interference.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 24, 2022RF + GPS Telemetry Data From Spire Global To Support Slingshot Aerospace + The USSF / SSC DEEP Contract

The U.S. Space Force awarded Slingshot Aerospace a $2,000,000 contract on 2021-09-30 to develop a prototype analytics tool that uses space-based location data from proliferated low Earth orbit constellations to identify potential sources of electronic ground interference.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 24, 2022Identifying Radio Frequency (RF) and GPS Interferences for Military Applications with Satellite Data from Spire Global

U.S. Space Force tracking data on the Space-Track.org database listed 20 objects associated with the 2022-03-15 Astra launch.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductMar 22, 2022Swarm launched satellites on Astra mission

The U.S. Space Force is moving away from purchasing monolithic satellite infrastructure toward procuring commercial satellite communications services.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralMar 22, 2022U.S. government urged to address supply risks in the space sector

Most U.S. Space Force sensors are designed to detect and track satellites in geosynchronous orbit at distances of 36,0 m or closer.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 21, 2022Industry proposals sought for ‘cislunar highway patrol’ satellite

U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 45, based in Florida, operates a hydroponics facility to support launch operations at Ascension Island Auxiliary Airfield.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2022NASA’s plant-growing technology could be used to produce food at military bases

A satellite communication payload developed by Boeing for the U.S. Space Force passed a critical design review on 2022-03-16.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2022Boeing’s satellite communications payload for U.S. Space Force passes design review

The U.S. Space Force’s Wide Field of View spacecraft arrived safely at the launch processing facility in Florida on 2022-02-02.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductMar 15, 2022Boeing’s Millennium Space Systems Ships The USSF’s GEO Wide Field Of View Satellite For Launch

U.S. Space Force removed USSF-12 from its launch schedule on 2022-03-12.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralMar 14, 2022Launch of U.S. Space Force missile-warning satellite delayed indefinitely

Appropriators added nearly $1,300,000,000 for U.S. Space Force and Space Development Agency projects above the Biden administration’s request for fiscal year 2022.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative FinancialMar 13, 2022Congress gives DoD more money for space, with caveats

The U.S. Space Force was established as a separate military service in December 2019.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralMar 6, 2022Generals Brown + Raymond Highlight The Strengths + The ‘Intertwined’ Nature Of Their Separate Services

The Space Systems Command was stood up in August 2021 and replaced the Space and Missile Systems Center, which was first established in 1954.

Mentioned as: the space and missile systems centerNarrative GeneralMar 4, 2022Space Force to reorganize its acquisition command to ‘focus on the threat’

Lockheed Martin selected Raytheon Technologies and Northrop Grumman/Ball Aerospace to develop mission payload designs as part of risk-reduction efforts to meet the U.S. Space Force imperative to launch the first NGG satellite by 2025.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 2, 2022Lockheed Martin Selects Mission Payload Providers For Missile Warning Satellite System

In May 2020 the U.S. Space Force awarded Northrop Grumman a $2,370,000,000 contract for the development of two Next Gen OPIR polar satellites.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 1, 2022Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman select payload providers for Space Force missile-warning satellites
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