Polaris Intelligence
Polaris
Intelligence
AboutNational IntelligenceOrganizationsProductsMissionsSpacecraftConstellationsForecastsLatest Information
Explore
© Polaris Intelligence 2026Admin

Space and Missile Systems Center

US
gov defense
United States
www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/
Admin Edit

All verified mentions of this organization in source documents.

The U.S. Space Force cannot finalize its recruiting strategies and other planning until they have an estimate of volunteer numbers.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralApr 16, 2020U.S. Space Force to start accepting applications May 1

Only service members who inform their leadership chain of command can apply to transfer to the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralApr 16, 2020U.S. Space Force to start accepting applications May 1

The Space and Missile Systems Center projects SpEC will award $12,000,000,000 in projects over the next 10 years.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipApr 15, 2020Space industry consortium concerned about financial health of small businesses

Space and Missile Systems Center will use research from the Wide Field of View experiment to design a future missile-warning constellation.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductApr 11, 2020L3Harris to begin pre-launch work on ‘Wide Field of View’ missile defense satellite

Space and Missile Systems Center is developing the Next Generation OPIR Block 0 that is scheduled to launch in 2025.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipApr 11, 2020L3Harris to begin pre-launch work on ‘Wide Field of View’ missile defense satellite

The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center plans to send the Wide Field of View satellite to geosynchronous Earth orbit no earlier than August 2021.

Mentioned as: space and missile systems centerTechnical ProductApr 11, 2020L3Harris to begin pre-launch work on ‘Wide Field of View’ missile defense satellite

STP-S28 is the first contract awarded by the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Rocket Systems Launch Program for the Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4).

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductApr 10, 2020Virgin Orbit’s VOX Space wins $35 million U.S. Space Force launch contract

The STP-S28 experiments will be used by the U.S. Space Force to develop its future space architecture.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralApr 10, 2020Virgin Orbit’s VOX Space wins $35 million U.S. Space Force launch contract

The Space and Missile Systems Center selected eight companies in October to compete for OSP-4 launch services.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductApr 10, 2020Virgin Orbit’s VOX Space wins $35 million U.S. Space Force launch contract

The OSP-4 program is managed by the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise Small Launch and Targets Division at Kirtland Air Force Base, New Mexico.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipApr 10, 2020Virgin Orbit’s VOX Space wins $35 million U.S. Space Force launch contract

The Space and Missile Systems Center selected a 110-kilogram Orbital Test Bed to carry a sensor from the French space agency CNES on behalf of the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductApr 9, 2020General Atomics opens satellite factory in Colorado

Numerica provides space data and analytics services to the U.S. military under multiple contracts from the Air Force Research Laboratory, the Space and Missile Systems Center, and the Defense Innovation Unit.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipApr 9, 2020Numerica expands space surveillance services aimed at satellite operators

The U.S. Space Force delayed a GPS satellite launch from Cape Canaveral by two months to avoid health risks to launch personnel.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipApr 8, 2020Rocket Lab tests Electron stage recovery

The Space and Missile Systems Center determined that taking a pause in launches would not affect operations because the current GPS constellation with 31 satellites provides adequate services.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterTechnical ProductApr 7, 2020Pandemic pushes SpaceX GPS 3 launch to late June

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s timeline to award the two five-year launch contracts in mid-2020 remains in place but might be reconsidered if launch companies cannot complete development of their new rockets because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Mentioned as: the space and missile systems centerTechnical ProductApr 7, 2020HASC Chairman: Space Force launch contracts should stay on schedule to help industrial base

The Space and Missile Systems Center plans to complete the next three GPS launches in 2020.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipApr 7, 2020Pandemic pushes SpaceX GPS 3 launch to late June

The Space Force Association was launched with an all-volunteer staff shortly after the U.S. Space Force was created on 2019-12-20.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralApr 6, 2020Soon-to-be Space Force officers see opportunity for change

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center awarded Space Micro a $3,000,000 contract for a laser communications terminal designed to transmit data at 100 gigabits per second.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipApr 1, 2020Space Micro wins $3 million for laser communications terminal

Discussions between San Diego-based Space Micro and the Space and Missile Systems Center completed in March increased the value of Space Micro’s award to $3,000,000.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipApr 1, 2020Space Micro wins $3 million for laser communications terminal

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center reached an agreement with Raytheon on 2020-03-31 to replace the hardware used in the next-generation ground control system for the GPS constellation by 2022-04-01.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipMar 31, 2020Raytheon to replace OCX hardware by 2022 for $378 million
Page70of79