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Space Systems Command

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SSC’s GPS Certifications Branch Keeps GPS Secured, Robust, and Accurate

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Sept. 7, 2023 | 2:44

With multi-millions of users worldwide – both civilian and military – relying on Global Positioning System’s (GPS) accurate positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) information, it’s not surprising that Space Systems Command has a specialized branch responsible for certifying its accuracy.

The GPS Certification Branch is a specialized team within SSC that is responsible for certifying the hardware, software, and firmware used in GPS systems.

The certification process involves the evaluation of design and testing for various components of GPS systems, including user equipment: the devices used by individuals or organizations to receive GPS signals and determine their precise location. More

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SSC’s GPS Certifications Branch Keeps GPS Secured, Robust, and Accurate

SSC’s GPS Certifications Branch Keeps GPS Secured, Robust, and Accurate

Space Base Delta 3 accomplishments for SSC's 2 year anniversary

Space Base Delta 3 accomplishments for SSC's 2 year anniversary

Hack-A-Sat 4 Space Operation and Cybersecurity

Hack-A-Sat 4 Space Operation and Cybersecurity

Hack-A-Sat 4 Space Operation and Cybersecurity (no lower-third version)

Hack-A-Sat 4 Space Operation and Cybersecurity (no lower-third version)

Hack-A-Sat 4 Space Resiliency (contains lower-thirds)

Hack-A-Sat 4 Space Resiliency (contains lower-thirds)

Hack-A-Sat 4 Space Resiliency

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Space Force accepts second weather satellite through NOAA partnership

A satellite image produced by the electro-optical Infrared Weather System-Geostationary (EWS-G) mission taken August 17, 2023, depicts cloud imagery over Africa, the Indian Ocean and portions of Asia. Weather data provided by the Space Force is essential to the planning and execution of air, land, and maritime military operations. (U.S. Space Force courtesy graphic)

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SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

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SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

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SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

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SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

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SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

SSC Rapid Reaction Branch receives Air Force Electronic Warfare Award for crisis response support for Commander, U.S. Space Command; named Outstanding Level II Electromagnetic Warfare Unit of the Year

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AFROTC Det. 105, SSC TAP Lab

Interns from the University of Colorado (CU) Boulder AFROTC Det. 105 work at the SSC TAP Lab, in Colorado, as part of the TAP Lab internship program and USSF’s University Partnership Program (UPP), which now includes 14 universities nationwide. (Courtesy Photo/TAP Lab)

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SSC 2nd Birthday Celebration

SSC 2nd Birthday Celebration

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SSC 2nd Birthday Celebration

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Space Systems Command (SSC) commander, addresses a live and virtual audience of Guardians, Airmen, civilian, and contractor personnel during SSC’s second anniversary celebration from Los Angeles Air Force Base on August 14, 2023.

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SSC 2nd Birthday Celebration

Space Systems Command (SSC) leadership represented by (left to right) Chief MSgt. Willie Frazier, senior enlisted leader; Ms. Joy White, executive director; and Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, commander; are joined by the youngest members of SSC’s Airmen, Guardians and civilian personnel: 2nd Lt. Samantha Beck; SRA Cyrus Lagumen; and Mr. Roger Nguyen during a ceremonial cake cutting at SSC’s second anniversary celebration on April 14 at Los Angeles Air Force Base.

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SSC 2nd Birthday Celebration

Lt. Gen. Michael Guetlein, Commander of Space Systems Command (SSC), and his wife Rachel serve cake to Guardians, Airmen, civilian and contractor personnel as part of SSC’s second anniversary celebration held August 14 at Los Angeles Air Force Base.

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SSC SRT

Space Systems Command Surveillance, Reconnaissance and Tracking (SRT) team member Adam Woodard shows Lt. Fabio Rocha Brazil, how to determine the best sensor type to use while the SRT team builds Operational Planning Products. Photo credit: SSgt Matthew Matlock

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SSC SRT

1st Lt. McKenna Medina and Joseph Gerber, JCO Integration, discuss updates to the Illegal Fishing Operational Planning Products during daily operations. Photo credit: SSgt, Matthew Matlock

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan visits QZSS-HP Site

U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, greets Mr. Yasuyuki Kasai, director general, Japanese National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, Mr. Tomonori Sato, group president, Defense & Space Systems, Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, and Lt. Col. Brian Fredrickson, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Hosted Payload (QZSS-HP) program manager, Space Systems Command, during a site visit to QZSS-HP in Japan. Photo Credit: Provided by Government of Japan

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan visits QZSS-HP Site

Representatives from Space Systems Command, Japanese National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office Mitsubishi Electric Corporation provide U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, with a tour of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Hosted Payload (QZSS-HP) during the Ambassadors site visit in Japan. The program is a pathfinding national security space cooperation initiative between the United States and Japan. Photo Credit: Provided by Government of Japan

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan visits QZSS-HP Site

U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, greets Ms. Asako Ueno, executive director, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, Japanese National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, and Maj. Anthony Hughes, Mutual Defense Assistance Office, US Embassy, Tokyo, during a site visit to the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Hosted Payload in Japan. Photo Credit: Provided by Government of Japan

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan visits QZSS-HP Site

Lt. Col. Brian Fredrickson, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Hosted Payload program manager, Space Systems Command, briefs U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel about the pathfinding national security space cooperation initiative between the US and Japan. Photo Credit: Provided by Government of Japan

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U.S. Ambassador to Japan visits QZSS-HP Site

Ms. Asako Ueno, executive director, Quasi-Zenith Satellite System, Japanese National Space Policy Secretariat, Cabinet Office, briefs U.S. Ambassador to Japan, Rahm Emanuel, regarding the status of the Quasi-Zenith Satellite System Hosted Payload program, a pathfinding national security space cooperation initiative between the U.S. and Japan. Photo Credit: Provided by Government of Japan

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Col. Robert W. Davis

Col. Robert W. Davis

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Alt PNT Reverse Industry Day is First Event in New COSMIC Center

During Space Systems Command’s (SSC) recent two-day Alternative/Augmented Position, Navigation, and Timing (PNT) Reverse Industry Day event led by the field command’s MilComm and PNT office, senior DoD officials interfaced directly with more than 200 industry attendees representing more than 80 companies. Pictured here: Attendees met with Mr. Cordell DeLaPena, program executive officer for Military Communications and PNT at Space Systems Command (second from left) and other government officials to discuss new technologies for resilient GPS architecture. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Cherie Cullen)

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