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U.S. Space Systems Command

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SSC provides LEOP connectivity services and routine TT&C support to GISTDA as a commercial ground station service provider for the THEOS-2 mission.

Mentioned as: SSCTechnical ProductOct 15, 2023SSC supported the THEOS-2 launch

Swedish Space Corporation (SSC) supported the launch of Thailand’s THEOS-2 satellite from Kourou, French Guiana on 2023-10-09 at 03:36 AM CEST.

Mentioned as: sscTechnical ProductOct 15, 2023SSC supported the THEOS-2 launch

SSC will provide post-LEOP routine operations support and full backup and emergency telemetry, tracking, and command (TT&C) services to the THEOS-2 Control Center at GISTDA in Si Racha, Thailand.

Mentioned as: SSCTechnical ProductOct 15, 2023SSC supported the THEOS-2 launch

GISTDA (Geo-Informatics & Space Technology Development Agency) and SSC have collaborated since the launch of THEOS-1 in 2008.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralOct 15, 2023SSC supported the THEOS-2 launch

The Air Force Research Laboratory Space Vehicles Directorate, Space Systems Command’s Prototyping and Innovation Directorate, and the Space Rapid Capabilities Office are three space organizations in New Mexico with a combined budget of at least $2,000,000,000.

Mentioned as: Space Systems Command’s Prototyping and Innovation DirectorateTechnical ProductOct 14, 2023Uniting and Igniting the Space Sector: After five years, NewSpace Nexus is hitting its stride

In 2023, the Space Systems Command’s International Affairs Office hosted a German delegation of space operations planning officials.

Mentioned as: space systems commandNarrative GeneralOct 11, 2023U.S. to pursue stronger collaboration with allies in military space programs

In 2023, the Space Systems Command’s International Affairs Office hosted visitors from 14 countries.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralOct 11, 2023U.S. to pursue stronger collaboration with allies in military space programs

Space Systems Command is the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for acquiring, developing, and delivering resilient capabilities to protect U.S. strategic advantage in, from, and to space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralOct 10, 2023SSC taking applications for Project Apollo to accelerate advances in SDA

Space Systems Command manages a $15,000,000,000 space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: space systems commandNarrative FinancialOct 10, 2023SSC taking applications for Project Apollo to accelerate advances in SDA

In 2017, Space Systems Command established the Space Enterprise Consortium to connect the Department of Defense with a network of innovators across emerging technology fields for research and development of space-related prototypes.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralOct 8, 2023Riverside Research leading three organizations on DEEP-SDA prototype project

Astroscale U.S. was awarded a U.S. $25,500,000 contract by Space Systems Command to deliver a servicing vehicle prototype that will provide in-space refueling for compatible satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipOct 6, 2023Astroscale Closes Series G Funding Round with an Additional U.S. $7.5 Million, Bringing Total Capital Raised to U.S. $383 Million

The Space Force contract will support satellite programs run by Space Systems Command’s space sensing program office, including the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) and legacy constellations.

Mentioned as: Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipOct 4, 2023U.S. Space Force awards Booz Allen $630 million contract for satellite systems support

The Space Systems Command oversees the Commercial Satellite Communications Office that awarded the Starlink task order.

Mentioned as: Space Systems CommandTechnical ProductOct 3, 2023SpaceX providing Starlink services to DoD under ‘unique terms and conditions’

Capella Space received a contract for Proliferated Low Earth Satellite-Based Services awarded by the U.S. Defense Information Systems Agency through the U.S. Space Systems Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandTechnical ProductOct 2, 2023Capella Space moving to larger facilities

Under the Space Systems Command contract, Xage Security Gov will use the Xage Fabric to provide an identity-based zero trust cybersecurity mesh with distributed enforcement of services at the leading edge for Department of Defense systems.

Mentioned as: Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2023Xage Security Gov awarded million$$ cybersecurity contract by USSF / SSC

Xage Security won a $17,000,000 contract to protect the Space Force’s Space Systems Command networks for five years.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative FinancialSep 27, 2023Cybersecurity firm Xage gets $17 million contract to protect Space Force networks

Xage Security Gov received a $17,000,000 contract from U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide zero trust access control and data protection across SSC’s current and next-generation ground and space architectures.

Mentioned as: sscOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2023Xage Awarded $17 Million Cybersecurity Contract by U.S. Space Force

Xage Security Gov received a $17,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command to provide zero trust access control and data protection across SSC’s current and next-generation ground and space architectures.

Mentioned as: sscOrg RelationshipSep 27, 2023Xage Security Gov awarded million$$ cybersecurity contract by USSF / SSC

Space Systems Command awarded a $10,000,000 University-Affiliated Research Center laboratory contract to the Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Laboratory to ensure software and cyber best practices are adhered to in the GRIFFON ground segment.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipSep 26, 2023Space Systems Command contracts Johns Hopkins University APL for nexgen protected strategic SATCOM GRIFFON mission support

Colonel Joyce Bulson is project manager at Space Systems Command and leads a new office based at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station that oversees space mobility and logistics programs.

Mentioned as: Space Systems CommandTechnical ProductSep 25, 2023U.S. Space Force and Astroscale to co-invest in a refueling satellite
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