Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully passed a major milestone, completing the Next Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Polar (NGP) Space Vehicle Critical Design Review (CDR) on April 25, 2024. This […]
U.S. Space Systems Command
SSC achieves operational acceptance of OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC) on FORGE
Space Systems Command’s Space Sensing program executive office, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base in El Segundo, California, has delivered the first of two software deliveries to operations in […]
SSC’s SBIRS Baseline Release control authority transferred to Space Operations Command
The United States Space Force’s Space Systems Command, through its Space Sensing Product Support Delta (SNP), has successfully completed the trial period of the Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS) Baseline Release […]
SSC awards Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) contracts
The United States Space Force (USSF)’s Space Systems Command (SSC)’s Space Safari Program Office, in partnership with the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) and SpaceWERX, is awarding contracts to two separate […]
National Cybersecurity Center to host SSC’s Spring 2024 AEE Symposium
U.S. Space Command’s bi-annual Academic Engagement Enterprise (AEE) Symposium will convene on April 12, 2024, at the National Cybersecurity Center (NCC) in Colorado Springs, Colorado. This symposium brings together the […]
Companies selected for DIU Orbital Logistics Vehicle Project moving forward with prototypes
Using commercial technology to facilitate greater in-space mobility for the Department of Defense (DoD), the Defense Innovation Unit (DIU) is working with three companies to provide logistics services enabling low-cost, responsive […]
SSC prepares NROL-70 mission aboard ULA’s final Delta IV Heavy rocket for the NRO
The U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command (SSC), the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and United Launch Alliance (ULA) are preparing to launch the NROL-70 mission aboard the final Delta IV […]
USSF awards Boeing WGS-12 satellite production contract
Boeing [NYSE: BA] received a $439.6 million contract to build the 12th Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) communications satellite for U.S. Space Force‘s Space Systems Command. The WGS constellation delivers vital […]
Kratos wins million$$$ award for USSF SATCOM C2 system
Kratos Defense & Security Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: KTOS) is the single recipient for the Command and Control (C2) System Consolidated (CCS-C) Sustainment and Resiliency (C-SAR) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract from Space […]
Northrop Grumman satellite-refueling tech selected as primary refueling solution interface standard for SSC
Northrop Grumman Corporation’s (NYSE: NOC) Passive Refueling Module (PRM) has been selected as the first preferred refueling solution interface standard for use across SSC satellites. The company is collaborating with […]