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U.S. Air Force

US
gov defenseFounded 1947
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States
www.airforce.com/
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The Air Force publishes two-line elements that show spacecraft locations at specific times.

Mentioned as: Air ForceTechnical ProductFeb 11, 2020The space industry’s B.S. problem

The Pentagon’s fiscal year 2021 budget request includes $88,000,000 to complete construction of a Consolidated Space Operations Facility at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 11, 2020U.S. Space Force, Space Command to get state-of-the-art facility in Colorado

In September 2018 the U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract worth $7,200,000,000 to build up to 22 GPS 3F satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 11, 2020Navigation payload for next-generation GPS satellites passes critical design review

The $88,000,000 requested in 2021 is part of the Air Force’s $767,000,000 military construction budget and would allow the Air Force to complete the Consolidated Space Operations Facility by March 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 11, 2020U.S. Space Force, Space Command to get state-of-the-art facility in Colorado

The $15,400,000,000 request excludes about $800,000,000 in personnel costs that remain in the Air Force budget because the Space Force did not yet have a separate accounting system.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialFeb 10, 2020Trump seeks $15.4 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2021 budget

In the 2021 budget the U.S. Air Force transferred $15,400,000,000 from existing accounts to the U.S. Space Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialFeb 10, 2020Trump seeks $15.4 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2021 budget

The 2021 budget includes $160,000,000 for the Wide Field of View, a 1,000-kilogram geosynchronous satellite the Air Force will launch in 2020 to advance space-based missile warning research.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 10, 2020Trump seeks $15.4 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2021 budget

The Air Force requested $88,000,000 in its 2021 military construction budget for an upgraded space operations facility at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 10, 2020Trump seeks $15.4 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2021 budget

The U.S. Space Force was established 2019-12-20 as an independent service under the Department of the Air Force.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 10, 2020Trump seeks $15.4 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2021 budget

The Air Force requested $20,000,000 in its 2021 military construction budget to begin construction of a space control facility for the Air National Guard at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam.

Mentioned as: Air National GuardTechnical ProductFeb 10, 2020Trump seeks $15.4 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2021 budget

Nearly 20 percent of the $207,000,000,000 Air Force budget request for 2021, or about $38 billion, is passed through to other agencies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative FinancialFeb 10, 2020Trump seeks $15.4 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2021 budget

The Air Force received $1,200,000,000 in 2020 for four national security launches.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductFeb 10, 2020Trump seeks $15.4 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2021 budget

The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act created the U.S. Space Force and gives the Department of Defense and the Air Force flexibility to adjust the organization subject to conditions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 6, 2020Defense Department drafting new space strategy

The U.S. Air Force awarded Lockheed Martin a contract in September 2018 for up to 22 GPS 3F satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 5, 2020Air Force gives nod to L3Harris to continue development of NTS-3 navigation satellite

The Air Force Research Laboratory plans to launch NTS-3 in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 5, 2020Air Force gives nod to L3Harris to continue development of NTS-3 navigation satellite

Thompson stated that the Air Force aims to make systems as cybersecure as possible, acknowledging that achieving complete cyberproof systems may not be realistic.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 5, 2020Government, industry officials share small satellite cybersecurity concerns

Virgin Orbit is working with the U.S. Air Force to perform a LauncherOne launch from Guam to demonstrate the system’s flexibility.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceOrg RelationshipFeb 5, 2020Virgin Orbit nearing first launch

The report delivered to Congress on 2020-02-03 outlines a plan to start transferring an estimated 6,000 military personnel from the Air Force and smaller numbers from the Army and Navy later 2020.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceNarrative GeneralFeb 5, 2020As U.S. Space Force gets off the ground, officials face questions

The 2018 contract for NTS-3 includes options for the Air Force to buy up to nine satellites.

Mentioned as: the air forceTechnical ProductFeb 5, 2020Air Force gives nod to L3Harris to continue development of NTS-3 navigation satellite

The Navigation Technology Satellite-3 (NTS-3) is an experimental navigation satellite developed by L3Harris for the U.S. Air Force that passed a preliminary design review on 2020-02-05.

Mentioned as: U.S. Air ForceTechnical ProductFeb 5, 2020Air Force gives nod to L3Harris to continue development of NTS-3 navigation satellite
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