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Space and Missile Systems Center

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The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center consolidated four reporting units and established the Space Experimentation Program Office in 1993.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralApr 14, 2025Anything but expendable (part 2)

The U.S. Space Force-led panel titled 'Acquisition Overview of Defense Space Mission Programs' is scheduled for Wednesday, 2025-01-29, at SpaceCom | Space Congress 2025.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipJan 3, 2025AFCEA Space Coast Chapter & SpaceCom Announce Strategic Agreement

The U.S. Space Force identified a low-velocity fragmentation event involving the DMSP-5D2 F14 spacecraft that took place at 9:10 p.m. Eastern on 2024-12-18 at an altitude of 840 km.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralDec 20, 2024Retired military weather satellite breaks up

Turion Space was awarded a $32,600,000 contract by the U.S. Space Force to launch three small satellites designed to monitor and track objects such as space debris.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipDec 20, 2024Turion Space secures $32.6 million military contract for in-orbit space surveillance

Mission Delta 31 is the Colorado-based U.S. Space Force unit that operates the GPS constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipDec 18, 2024U.S. Space Force to test laser communications on a GPS satellite

LLNL’s monolithic telescopes were chosen to fly on the U.S. Space Force Victus Haze mission scheduled for 2025.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralDec 18, 2024Starris: Optimax Space Systems and LLNL announce commercialization partnership for monolithic telescope technology to support tactically responsive space missions

Quadsat worked with the NATO Communications and Information Agency (NCIA) to perform a measurement campaign to verify U.S. Space Force’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) compliance.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceOrg RelationshipDec 17, 2024Quadsat + NATO NCIA verify Quadsat system to measure WGS compliance

The National Reconnaissance Office partnered with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX for the NROL-149 mission.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipDec 17, 2024NRO launches sixth mission of Proliferated Architecture with NROL-149 and the last launch of 2024

Private companies called for more support to prepare for the U.S. Space Force’s upcoming Commercial Augmentation Space Reserve program on December 11.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralDec 12, 2024Companies seek more support for Space Force’s commercial reserve initiative

The U.S. Space Force is interested in standardized satellite platforms that support a variety of payloads, whether commercially developed or military-specific, without requiring extensive customization.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 12, 2024Space Force to test modular satellite technology in upcoming mission

The U.S. Space Force plans to use a plug-and-play satellite interface developed by The Aerospace Corporation for an upcoming mission under the Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) program.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative PlanDec 12, 2024Space Force to test modular satellite technology in upcoming mission

The U.S. Space Force plans to buy three DARC radars to be located in the United States, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 11, 2024Space Force’s first Silent Barker satellites to go live in early 2025

Northrop Grumman Corporation has been awarded a contract extension from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command for Phase 2 of the Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Polar (NGP) program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 11, 2024Northrop Grumman’s missile-warning satellites for Next-Gen Polar Program proceed to manufacturing

U.S. Space Force ground-based radars and telescopes can catalog larger, basketball-sized objects but cannot provide the finer visibility and detail that Silent Barker aims to deliver.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 11, 2024Space Force’s first Silent Barker satellites to go live in early 2025

A U.S. Space Force unit based at Ramstein Air Base in Germany coordinates space-based intelligence and protection amid the ongoing Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 11, 2024U.S. Space Force unit in Europe navigates critical satellite operations

The U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office announced in December 2017 that they would partner to develop Silent Barker as a replacement for the Space-Based Space Surveillance System.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterNarrative GeneralDec 11, 2024Space Force’s first Silent Barker satellites to go live in early 2025

The U.S. Space Force and the National Reconnaissance Office jointly developed and launched Silent Barker.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space ForceTechnical ProductDec 11, 2024Space Force’s first Silent Barker satellites to go live in early 2025

The UHF Planar DRA radar was partially funded by a 2023 Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) award from AFWERX to support U.S. Space Force requirements.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipDec 10, 2024LeoLabs Enhances Ability to Discover and Respond to Adversarial Space Activity with Next-Generation Radar in Arizona

Muon Space was awarded a $2,900,000 Small Business Innovation Research Phase 2 contract by the U.S. Space Force to evaluate its satellite technology for military applications.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipDec 5, 2024Muon Space climate-monitoring satellites eyed for military applications

The National Reconnaissance Office partnered with U.S. Space Force Space Launch Delta 30 and SpaceX for the Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-126 mission on 2024-11-30 at 12:10 a.m. PT.

Mentioned as: Space and Missile Systems CenterOrg RelationshipDec 2, 2024SpaceX launches secret NROL-126 mission, the second launch from two coasts on Saturday
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