12 NOV 2024 - Space Systems Command Completes MGUE Acquisition Program Baseline Milestone with U.S. Navy
30 OCT 2024 - U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command Releases National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 On-Ramp Request for Proposals 23 OCT 2024 - Space Systems Command acquires second plane of Epoch 1 satellites for medium Earth orbit 18 OCT 2024 - U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command Issues Two (2) Task Orders for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1 16 OCT 2024 - SSC awards Omitron to advance Space Domain Awareness and C2 capabilities 04 OCT 2024 - U. S. Space Force Participates in Certification Milestone of Future Launch Capability 03 OCT 2024 - Space Systems Command awards Tactically Responsive Space (TacRS) contract in support of new VICTUS SURGO and VICTUS SALO missions
24 SEP 2024 - SSC OPIR TAP Lab awards Outside Analytics a four-year, $25M task order to advance space-based sensing capabilities 23 SEP 2024 - U.S. Space Force Space Systems Command awards four 'Quick Start' Resilient GPS agreements 19 SEP 2024 - Space Systems Command and U.S. Space Command Award Contract to Astranis to Add Military Compatibility to New Satellites 10 SEP 2024 - NSPA Contracts SES’s O3b mPOWER Satellite Service for secure communications services 10 SEP 2024 - Next-Gen OPIR Polar Program successfully completes Ground Critical Design Review (CDR) and System Critical Integration Review (CIR) Milestone 10 SEP 2024 - Space Systems Command Awards $188M Contract for meshONE-T Follow-on
30 AUG 2024 - Space Systems Command announces major milestone in Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Missile Warning Program 26 AUG 2024 - SSC Awards Contract for Second DARC Site to Northrop Grumman 15 AUG 2024 - Enhanced Polar System - Recapitalization (EPS-R) Payloads Launched for U.S. Space Force
30 JULY 2024 - UPDATE - - - U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command launches final National Security Space Atlas V mission aboard United Launch Alliance Rocket 30 JULY 2024 - U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command launches final National Security Space Atlas V mission aboard United Launch Alliance Rocket 26 JULY 2024 - Space Systems Command, United Launch Alliance prepare to launch U.S. Space Force (USSF)-51 mission for National Security Space Launch (NSSL) program 15 JULY 2024 - Space System Command’s Consolidated Operational Data Archive (CODA) enters operational trial to provide space operators with reliable commercial and non-traditional sensor data from around the world 03 JULY 2024 - U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command Issues Solicitation for On Ramp to OSP-4 Launch Contract
17 JUNE 2024 - Space Systems Command Awards Four Contracts to Develop Space Laser Communication Terminal Prototypes 13 JUNE 2024 - U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command Awards Three Contracts for National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Lane 1
23 MAY 2024 - U.S. Space Force's Space Systems Command Provides Satellite Procurement Solutions with Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP) 2.0 22 MAY 2024 - Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) and Space Systems Command (SSC) award ASTRO-E to Six Companies, Fast-Tracking Full-Spectrum Testing Capabilities
20 MAY 2024 - Space Systems Command awards $37.5 million STRATFI contract to Starfish Space Inc. for Otter satellite augmented maneuver mission
23 APRIL 2024 - US Space Forces Space Systems Command Completes CloudSat Operational Mission
11 APRIL 2024 - Space Systems Command successfully launches next generation WSF-M weather satellite on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from California
10 APRIL 2024 - Space Systems Command prepares to launch weather satellite from California
08 APRIL 2024 - Space Systems Command Awards $14.49 Million Space Test Program-S30 Launch Service Task Order to Rocket Lab USA, Inc.
15 MAR 2024 - Space Systems Command Issues Solicitation for On-Ramp to OSP-4 Launch Contract 14 MAR 2024 - Space Systems Command prepares NROL-70 mission aboard United Launch Alliance’s last Delta IV Heavy rocket for the National Reconnaissance Office from the East Coast 04 MAR 2024 - Space Systems Command launches EWS Cubesat technical demonstration
14 FEB 2024 - Space Systems Command successfully launches six satellites for Missile Defense Agency and Space Development Agency on SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket 14 FEB 2024 - Space Systems Command Prepares to Launch Missile Warning Satellites for the Missile Defense Agency and Space Development Agency 06 FEB 2024 - Space System Command successfully delivers first USSF Weather System Follow-on-Microwave (WSF-M) satellite for March launch
28 DEC 2023 - Space Systems Command and SpaceX successfully launch third NSSL Falcon Heavy mission for the U.S. Space Force 08 DEC 2023 - Space Systems Command, SpaceX ready to launch Next Falcon Heavy mission for U.S. Space Force
30 NOV 2023 - Space Systems Command, SpaceX prepare to launch third Falcon Heavy with National Security Payload for the U.S. Space Force 27 NOV 2023 - The first Medium Earth Orbit Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking Program successfully completes its critical design review and goes into production 22 NOV 2023 - SSC Awards contract for the Command-and-Control System-Consolidated Sustainment and Resiliency Program 21 NOV 2023 - Three Space Projects Funded in Annual ‘Fight Tonight’ Innovation Competition 14 NOV 2023 - SSC Awards Phase 1 FORGE Command and Control Project
31 OCT 2023 - Space Systems Command announces 21 mission assignments for National Security Space Launch Phase 2 Procurement 30 OCT 2023 - Space Systems Command Kicks Off Technology Accelerator Program to Advance Space Domain Awareness 10 OCT 2023 - Space Systems Command now taking applications for Project Apollo to accelerate advances in Space Domain Awareness 06 OCT 2023 - Space Systems Command releases National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Final Requests For Proposals 02 OCT 2023 - Space Systems Command awards Data Exploitation Technology Transition I contract to Lockheed Martin
26 SEP 2023 - Space Systems Command partners with Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics Lab to ensure software best practices in next-generation protected strategic SATCOM 25 SEP 2023 - Space Systems Command’s New TAP Lab kicks off with Project Apollo to accelerate innovation in space domain awareness 19 SEP 2023 - Space Systems Command awards $25.5 Million Contract to Astroscale U.S. Inc. for advancement of Space Mobility and Logistics capabilities 18 SEP 2023 - Space Mobility Conference returns to SpaceCom |Space Congress 2024 15 SEP 2023 - Space Systems Command Awards $15 Million Contract to ABL Space Systems for Responsive Launch 14 SEP 2023 - Space Systems Command successfully launches VICTUS NOX for U.S. Space Force: Sets new Tacitcally Responsive Space record 10 SEP 2023 - Space Systems Command, National Reconnaissance Office successfully launch joint National Security Space mission aboard United Launch Alliance Atlas V 551 rocket 08 SEP 2023 - UPDATED - - - Space Systems Command, National Reconnaissance Office prepares for 99th National Security Space Launch of key joint satellite aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 551 rocket, “The Bruiser”
30 AUG 2023 - Space Systems Command Awards $574 Million Ground Based Radar Maintenance and Sustainment Services Contract to Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC) 25 AUG 2023 - Space Systems Command in partnership with the NRO prepares for 99th National Security Space Launch of key joint satellite aboard United Launch Alliance’s Atlas V 551 rocket 15 AUG 2023 - Global teams of security researchers compete in first on-orbit hacking competition 02 AUG 2023 - Space Systems Command and Space Norway Complete Enhanced Polar System-Recapitalization Flight One Payload Thermal Vacuum Test
24 JULY 2023 - Space Systems Command facilitates multiple contract awards for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit Satellite-Based Services 14 JULY 2023 - Space Systems Command Releases National Security Space Launch Phase 3 Draft #2 Request for Proposals 10 JULY 2023 - Hack-A-Sat’s Moonlighter satellite deploys to low earth orbit after last month’s successful launch
22 JUNE 2023 - Space Systems Command launches National Reconnaissance Office mission aboard United Launch Alliance’s Delta IV Heavy rocket 20 JUNE 2023 - Space Systems Command prepares to launch National Reconnaissance Office mission aboard United Launch Alliance’s next-to-last Delta IV Heavy rocket from the East Coast 12 JUNE 2023 - Space Systems Command successfully launches three satellites for U.S. Space Force from California on SpaceX Transporter-8 mission 10 JUNE 2023 - Space Systems Command, Spaceflight Inc. prepare for West coast launch of three experimental satellites aboard SpaceX Transporter-8 mission 09 JUNE 2023 - Space Systems Command’s Next-Generation Nuclear Detonation Detection System Completes System Requirements Review 08 JUNE 2023 - Space Systems Command assigns 12 missions for National Security Space Launch Phase 2 FY23 Order Year 06 JUNE 2023 - Space Systems Command debuts Commercial Space Marketplace for Innovation and Collaboration 05 JUNE 2023 - Space Systems Command awards its third contract for MEO Epoch 1 Resilient MW/MT satellite program
25 MAY 2023 - Space Systems Command Awards $45.5M Launch Service Order to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation for Prototype EWS Mission 17 MAY 2023 - Partnering to Win: Space Systems Command completes final delivery of second U.S. Space Force Hosted Payload to Japan 16 MAY 2023 - Space Systems Command selects Parsons Corporation for MEO missile warning and missile tracking Operations and Integration 11 MAY 2023 - Space Systems Command Successfully Accepts Delivery of Enhanced Polar System – Recapitalization (EPS-R) Control and Planning Segment 08 MAY 2023 - Space Systems Command strengthens partnerships at 2023 Space Tech Expo 08 MAY 2023 - Space Systems Command Military GPS User Equipment Program Completes Acquisition Baseline Program Milestone 08 MAY 2023 - Draft Released for Space Test Experiments Platform (STEP 2.0) Contract Effort 02 MAY 2023 - Evolved Strategic SATCOM Program Uses Innovative Competition to Drive Acquisition of Threat-Focused Software
21 APRIL 2023 - Space Systems Command Awards Space Test Program (STP)-S29B Launch Service Task Order to Astra Space, Inc. 21 APRIL 2023 - Space Systems Command Hosts Ceremony Honoring Astronaut & Fighter Pilot Colonel Buzz Aldrin’s Honorary Appointment to Brigadier General 11 APRIL 2023 - Space Systems Command Media Roundtable at Space Symposium on April 18
31 MARCH 2023 - Space Systems Command Releases Epoch 2 RFI for Second Installment of Missile Warning / Missile Tracking Satellites 27 MARCH 2023 - SBIRS GEO-6 Satellite Control Authority Transferred to Space Operations Command 24 MARCH 2023 - Space Systems Command Awards $900 Million Space Command & Control Data Software Services Contract To 18 Contractors 21 MARCH 2023 - Space Systems Command prepares to launch National Reconnaissance Office mission aboard United Launch Alliance’s next-to-last Delta IV Heavy rocket from the East Coast 15 MARCH 2023 - Space Systems Command and DoD STP-H9 successfully launched eight experimental payloads to NASA’s ISS 09 MARCH 2023 - Space Systems Command collaborates with NASA to launch Space Test Program-H9 Experiments to the International Space Station 08 MARCH 2023 - Space Systems Command Demonstrates Satellite Anti-Jam Capability
28 FEB 2023 - First On-Orbit Satellite Hacking Competition Opens for Registration 16 FEB 2023 - GPS III SV06 Receives Operational Acceptance 14 FEB 2023 - Space Systems Command declares final GPS III satellite “Available for Launch”
06 FEB 2023 - Space Systems Command successfully launches U.S. Space Force Pathfinder 2 Hosted Payload from CCSFS
26 JAN 2023 - Space Systems Command awards $78 million to Ball Aerospace for second Weather System Follow-on-Microwave Satellite 23 JAN 2022 - Space Systems Command sets new launch record for the U.S. Space Force 18 JAN 2023 - U.S. Space Force successfully launches sixth GPS III satellite on Falcon 9
17 JAN 2023 - Space Force prepares to launch sixth GPS III satellite 17 JAN 2023 - Space Systems Command delivers first Hosted Payload to Japan in historic U.S. Space Force partnership 15 JAN 2023 - Space Systems Command successfully launches second National Security Space Launch mission for U.S. Space Force on SpaceX Falcon Heavy 06 JAN 2023 - Space Systems Command in final preparations with Virgin Orbit National Systems for upcoming air launch from England aboard “Cosmic Girl” 747 carrier aircraft 03 JAN 2023 - Space Systems Command Launches EWS cubesat technical demonstration
28 NOV 2022 - Space Systems Command Exercises Contract Option for Three Additional GPS IIIF Satellites 28 NOV 2022 - Space Systems Command’s Missile Track Custody Program Completes Critical Design Review, All Systems Go for Continued Development of Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Sensors 28 NOV 2022 - Final Arctic Protected Satellite Communications Payload Delivered for Integration on International Host Vehicle 18 NOV 2022 - Space Systems Command Opens the Door for Blue Origin to Provide Future National Security Space Launches 14 NOV 2022 - Next Space Force payload arrives in Florida ahead of January 2023 launch 01 NOV 2022 - LDPE-2 spacecraft encapsulated, mated to Falcon Heavy rocket for launch Nov. 1
27 OCT 2022 - U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command poised to launch multiple payloads on first National Security Space Launch mission aboard SpaceX's Falcon Heavy rocket 26 OCT 2022 - Space Systems Command’s Wide Field of View (WFOV) Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) Demonstration Receives “First Light” 25 OCT 2022 - Space security researchers clash for final Hack-A-Sat 3 challenge; Aims to crack on space vulnerability 25 OCT 2022 - Sixth GPS III satellite safely arrives in Florida for January launch 14 OCT 2022 - Space Force preparing SpaceX Falcon Heavy for National Security Launch
30 SEP 2022 - SSC awards STP-S29A launch service task order to Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation 30 SEP 2022 - SSC awards space and ground systems task order, launch service task order in support of VICTUS NOX mission 24 SEP 2022 - U.S. Space Force’s Space Systems Command successfully launches NRO payload aboard last United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy rocket from West Coast 22 SEP 2022 - U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command prepares to launch NRO payload aboard final United Launch Alliance Delta IV Heavy from West Coast this weekend 15 SEP 2022 - New Combined Program Office to Enhance U.S. Ability to Prevail Against Threats in Space 08 SEP 2022 - Space Systems Command Awards $272M contract to non-traditional company SciTec 07 SEP 2022 - Miniature Serial Interface Program achieves Preliminary Design Review Milestone
30 AUG 2022 - Space Force’s EPS-R Gateway Site Breaks Ground at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska 26 AUG 2022 - GPS III Space Vehicle 09 declared “Available for Launch” 25 AUG 2022 - TacRS Reverse Industry Day: Another Successful Event for SSC 04 AUG 2022 - Space Systems Command, United Launch Alliance successfully launches SBIRS GEO-6 National Security Space mission to improve nation's missile warning and space situational awareness
28 JULY 2022 - SSC hosts a successful Space Domain Awareness Industry Day 26 JULY 2022 - Space Systems Command selects Orion Space Solutions for Tetra-5 Other Transaction Agreement 22 JULY 2022 - Space Systems Command hosts Space Domain Awareness Industry Day 14 JULY 2022 - Space Systems Command awards $147.7 million GPS support contract to Lockheed Martin Space Systems Company 12 JULY 2022 - Space Systems Command's Next Industry Day to Highlight Space Domain Awareness 02 JULY 2022 - Space Systems Command successfully air launches seven satellites from Virgin Orbit’s Boeing 747/LauncherOne for the U.S. Space Force 01 JULY 2022 - Space Systems Command successfully launches U.S. Space Force (USSF) - 12 mission
28 JUNE 2022 - Space Systems Command and Virgin Orbit National Systems prepare for upcoming Space Test Program launch 23 JUNE 2022 - Space security researchers worldwide qualify for 3rd annual Hack-A-Sat competition 10 JUNE 2022 - Space Systems Command delivers final SBIRS Space Vehicle to Cape Canaveral
08 JUNE 2022 - First Enhanced Polar Systems-Recapitalization payloads delivered - Begins integration onto Space Norway’s Arctic Satellite Broadband Mission host space vehicle 07 JUNE 2022 - Space Systems Command partners with Naval Research Laboratory, Virgin Orbit National Systems for historic UK launch coinciding with Queen’s Platinum Jubilee year 03 JUNE 2022 - Space Systems Command plans summer launch for USSF-12 02 JUNE 2022 - Space Systems Command Achieves Milestone in Global Positioning System (GPS) Program’s Enterprise Modernization Effort
26 MAY 2022 - Space Systems Command Issues Launch Task Orders for FY22 NSS Missions 26 MAY 2022 - SSC CSCO reaches critical milestone for IA-Pre, roll-out begins today 12 MAY 2022 - Space Systems Command Releases TacRS-3 Solicitation on Orbital Services Program 4 (OSP-4) Contract to Emerging Small Launch Providers in Support of the VICTUS NOX Mission
22 APR 2022 - SSC Unified Data Library and Space Fence establish Direct Sensor Connection 21 APR 2022 - SSC Awards Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT) System Engineering & Integration (SE&I) Follow-on Contract to SAIC 17 APR 2022 - US Space Force, SpaceX successfully launches National Reconnaissance Office mission from California 11 APR 2022 - Space Systems Command prepares to launch NRO mission from California’s Vandenberg Space Force Base aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket this week
31 MAR 2022 - SSC awards $25 million for enhanced space simulation and astrodynamics training platform 14 MAR 2022 - SSC successfully completes EPS-R CAPS Factory Acceptance Test 01 MAR 2022 - Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared Program Selects Mission Payload Suppliers
28 FEB 2022 - SSC EWS Program completes System Final Design Review, selects contractors 23 FEB 2022 - SSC STEM Event Media Advisory 22 FEB 2022 - SSC Awards DARC Site 1 Contract to Northrop Grumman 02 FEB 2022 - Space Systems Command launches NRO payload aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket
26 JAN 2022 - Space Systems Command is Modernizing Space Domain Awareness Capabilities and Begins the Decommissioning of JMS SP-9 21 JAN 2022 - Space Systems Command successfully launches USSF-8 mission for U.S. Space Force
20 JAN 2022 - U.S. Space Force, Space Systems Command set to launch next two GSSAP spacecrafts to geosynchronous orbit 13 JAN 2022 - USSF successfully launches 4 satellites from VOX Space 747, demonstrates versatility in payload delivery
22 DEC 2021 - DARC Technology Demonstration test a success 21 DEC 2021 - STP-H7 & H8 successfully launched aboard NASA's SpaceX CRS-24 ISS resupply mission 07 DEC 2021 - Space Systems Command successfully launches Space Test Program-3 mission 06 DEC 2021 - SSC awards contract to PredaSAR for on-orbit hybrid architecture demonstration 03 DEC 2021 - Space Test Program-3 completes roll-out in preparation for Dec. 5 launch
29 NOV 2021 - USSF is partnering with VOX Space for R&D Multi-Satellite launch 22 NOV 2021 - Space Test Program-3 spacecraft encapsulated, mated to Atlas V ahead of Dec. 5 launch 22 NOV 2021 - Space Force conducts successful demonstration launch from Kodiak, Alaska on Astra’s Rocket 3 17 NOV 2021 - Newly-established Space Systems Command shows off agile chops with Space Safari 10 NOV 2021 - SSC Evolved Strategic SATCOM Program Uses Competition to Drive Threat-Focused Acquisition 08 NOV 2021 - SSC's Unified Data Library participates in Army's Project Convergence
22 OCT 2021 - COSMIC-2 Reaches Full Operational Capability 07 OCT 2021 - Space Enterprise Consortium achieves 600th member milestone; Next General Membership Meeting scheduled for 19 Oct.