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U.S. Space Systems Command

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Space Systems Command awarded Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company a contract to deliver operations and sustainment support services for the Global Positioning System IIR/IIR-M/III/IIIF.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralJul 14, 2022U.S. Space Systems Command awards Lockheed Martin Space Systems a million$$$ GPS contract

SSC’s Industry Day series includes reverse industry events for government officials to actively listen to industry presentations.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

Space Systems Command is headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California.

Mentioned as: Space Systems CommandTechnical ProductJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

Agencies participating in the SSC Industry Day include U.S. Space Command, Air Force Research Laboratory, and the USSF 19 Space Defense Squadron.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

Col. Rich Kniseley is the Chief of the Enterprise Requirements and Architectures Division at SSC’s Space Systems Integration Office.

Mentioned as: SSCTechnical ProductJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

Space Systems Command (SSC) will host an Industry Day on July 28th in Colorado Springs to discuss Space Domain Awareness (SDA) missions.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

The next SSC Industry Days are scheduled for August 24-25 and will focus on Tactically Responsive Space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

Lt. Col. Vinny Pande is the branch chief of the Persistent Tactical Sensing branch within SSC’s Space Sensing program executive office.

Mentioned as: SSCTechnical ProductJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

The SSC Industry Day will include a full agenda of government presentations from various agencies involved in SDA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

SSC is responsible for rapidly developing, acquiring, equipping, fielding, and sustaining lethal and resilient space capabilities.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandNarrative GeneralJul 12, 2022Space Systems Command’s next Industry Day to highlight Space Domain Awareness (SDA)

U.S. Space Systems Command is building up staffing and capability for the Front Door office, which has led to several-day response times for inquiries during the initial phase.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandTechnical ProductJul 7, 2022Space Force effort to open doors to private sector is a slow go

The U.S. Space Systems Command industry day scheduled for 2022-07-28 will focus on cislunar space domain awareness.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandTechnical ProductJul 7, 2022Space Force effort to open doors to private sector is a slow go

Space Systems Command and Virgin Orbit National Systems successfully air-launched seven Department of Defense research and development satellites for the U.S. Space Force on LauncherOne after taking off on 2022-07-01 from Mojave Air and Space Port, California.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipJul 4, 2022UPDATE 2: Virgin Orbit Heads Straight Up with Space Systems Comand’s STP-S28A + six DoD rideshare partners aboard LauncherOne

Space Systems Command delivered the sixth Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit satellite (SBIRS GEO-6) to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, on 2022-06-02.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipJun 15, 2022USSF Space Systems Command delivers the 6th + final SBIRS satellite for launch from Cape Canaveral SFS

Space Systems Command is partnering with Virgin Orbit National Systems to launch the CIRCE mission.

Mentioned as: Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipJun 7, 2022NRL CIRCE spacecraft participate in Historic U.K. Launch

SSC plans to develop, build, and supply devices that enable small satellites to use laser beams instead of radio frequencies to communicate with ground stations and with each other for real-time connectivity.

Mentioned as: SSCTechnical ProductJun 3, 2022Sony launches space laser communications business

Sony established SSC to develop laser communications equipment for small satellites using optical disc technology the company pioneered for CD players and other devices.

Mentioned as: SSCTechnical ProductJun 3, 2022Sony launches space laser communications business

The lawmakers recommended that $150,000,000 for tactically responsive launch be used to continue TacRL missions managed by Space Systems Command.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2022Lawmakers seek another big increase for DoD ‘responsive launch’

Col. Douglas Pentecost, Space Systems Command’s deputy director of launch enterprise, identified ULA’s task orders for the five missions as worth $566,000,000 and SpaceX’s orders for the three missions as worth $280,000,000.

Mentioned as: Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2022Space Force identifies national security launches funded in 2022 and 2023

The Space Systems Command awarded seven Phase 2 missions between August 2020 and March 2021 with four missions assigned to United Launch Alliance for $561,100,000 and three missions assigned to SpaceX for $475,700,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Systems CommandOrg RelationshipMay 30, 2022Space Force identifies national security launches funded in 2022 and 2023
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