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Fact Sheets

  • Defense Meteorological Satellite Program

    The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) has been collecting weather data for U.S. military operations for more than five decades and provides assured, secure global weather and space weather data to support Department of Defense (DOD) operations.

  • Defense Support Program Satellites

    United States Space Force (USSF)-operated Defense Support Program (DSP) satellites are a key part of North America's early warning systems. In their 22,300-mile, geosynchronous orbits, DSP satellites help protect the United States and its allies by detecting missile launches, space launches and

  • EO/IR WEATHER SYSTEM – GEOSTATIONARY (EWS-G1)

    The EO/IR Weather System – Geostationary (EWS-G1), formerly Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite (GOES)-13, satellite collects cloud imagery to enable fielded forces to perform environmental reconnaissance and cloud characterization over the Indian Ocean (IO) region. This information is

  • Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program

    Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) satellites are a space-based capability operating in the near-geosynchronous orbit regime supporting U.S. Space Command space surveillance operations as a dedicated Space Surveillance Network (SSN) sensor.

  • Global Broadcast Service

    Global Broadcast Service (GBS) operates as a one-way wideband transmission broadcast, supporting timely delivery of data and video products for mission support and theater information transfer. GBS provides service to over 1000 receive suites deployed world-wide supporting the Department of Defense

  • Global Positioning System

    The Global Positioning System (GPS) is a constellation of orbiting satellites that provides position, navigation, and timing data to military and civilian users globally. The system is operated and controlled by Mission Delta 31, located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colo.

  • Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance

    The Ground-Based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (GEODSS) System plays a vital role in tracking deep space objects. More than 2,500 objects, including geostationary communication satellites, are in deep space orbits varying in altitude from 10,000 to 45,000 kilometers from earth.

  • Milstar Satellite Communications System

    Milstar provides the President, Secretary of Defense and the U.S. Armed Forces with assured, survivable satellite communications (SATCOM) with low probability of interception and detection, and is designed to operate through contested environments.

  • Mission Delta 2 - Space Domain Awareness

    Mission Delta 2 (MD2) leads the operational Space Domain Awareness mission on behalf of the United States Space Force. MD2 operates and supports 14 weapons systems, including coalition and Interagency systems in partnership with the Australian Defence Space Command and the National Oceanic and

  • Mission Delta 4 - Missile Warning & Tracking

    Mission Delta 4 (MD4) provides strategic and theater missile warning to the United States and our International Partners. It operates and supports three constellations of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) satellites and two types of Ground-Based Radars (GBRs) for the purpose of conducting

  • Mission Delta 6 - Cyberspace Warfare

    Mission Delta 6, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, is a component of the U.S. Space Force. The organization was established and activated on July 24, 2020.

  • Mission Delta 8 - Satellite Communications

    Space Delta 8 is a component of U.S. Space Force, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. The organization was established and activated July 24, 2020.

  • Mission Delta 9 - Orbital Warfare

    Mission Delta 9, a component of the U.S. Space Force, was established and activated July 24, 2020. Mission Delta 9 consists of three active-duty squadrons headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado: 1st and 3rd Space Operations Squadrons, 9th Combat Training Squadron, and 5th Space

  • Space Base Delta 1

    Space Base Delta 1, (SBD 1), is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.Headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado, Space Base Delta 1 falls under the direction of U.S. Space Force Combat Forces Command for its day-to-day operational missions, while it receives higher

  • Space Base Delta 2

    The Space Base Delta 2, (SBD 2), located at Buckley SFB, Colorado, is a Space Force unit that serves Active Duty, National Guard, Reserve and retired personnel throughout the Front Range community.  SBD 2 falls under the direction of the Department of the Air Force and U.S. Space Force for its

  • Space Based Infrared System

    The Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS) program is the follow-on capability to the highly successful Defense Support Program (DSP). The SBIRS program was designed to provide a seamless operational transition from DSP to SBIRS and meet jointly-defined requirements of the defense and intelligence

  • Space Based Space Surveillance

    The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) operates 24-hours a day, 7-days a week collecting metric and Space Object Identification data for man-made orbiting objects without the disruption of weather, time of day and atmosphere that can limit ground-based systems. SBSS has a clear and unobstructed



 

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