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Aug. 22, 2025
U.S. Space Force successfully launches X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket launched the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-36 National Security Space Launch (NSSL) mission, carrying the eighth X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle mission for the U.S. Space Force, the Air Force Rapid Capabilities Office (AFRCO), Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) and the Defense
Aug. 20, 2025
Space Systems Command Activates New Systems Delta

Space Systems Command (SSC), the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for developing and delivering resilient space capabilities, activated a new Systems Delta to support the Battle Management, Command, Control, Communication, and Space Intelligence (BMC3I) Program Executive Office portfolio.
Aug. 19, 2025
Space Systems Command Proves PTW SATCOM Capability for Warfighters to Operate More Effectively in Contested Environments

SSC achieved several first-ever wins during its demonstration of Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) satellite communications (SATCOM) with joint warfighters: • Frequency hopping at variable interference levels; • Over-the-air operations via five PTW-enabled terminals; • Secure Voice Over
Aug. 13, 2025
SSC Demo Exercise Tests Next-Gen GPS Receiver to Gather Feedback from Joint Warfighters and International Partners

Joint and international warfighters participated in a real-world day and night field exercise where they tested SSC’s new Joint Modernized Handheld Next-Gen GPS receiver. U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Space Force, along with Norwegian and French personnel, provided real-time
Aug. 13, 2025
U. S. Space Force Space Systems Command and United Launch Alliance successfully launch USSF-106 mission aboard Vulcan rocket

Space Systems Command and ULA launch teams successfully completed the inaugural launch of a Vulcan Centaur rocket, carrying the U.S. Space Force (USSF)-106 mission into geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO) from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
Aug. 11, 2025
Space Systems Command Prepares to Launch first Operational Vulcan Mission for the U.S. Space Force

The addition of the Vulcan rocket as a certified launch system ends U.S. reliance on Russian engines as directed by Congress, follows the National Security Strategy to invest at home, and bolsters the USSF’s space access portfolio, all while leveraging commercial innovations.
July 30, 2025
Annual Fight Tonight Competition Now Open for Entries

Space Systems Command’s (SSC) 4th Fight Tonight Competition is now open for submissions from its military and civilian workforce. The annual innovation contest invites qualified personnel to identify mission area solutions to be accelerated and/or scaled, bringing needed capabilities to the fight.
July 29, 2025
Space Systems Command Continues to transform acquisition of SATCOM capabilities

New Protected Tactical Satellite Communications (SATCOM) – Global (PTS-G) contract is another example of how Space Systems Command is transforming its acquisition of satellite communications capabilities for the warfighter. Incorporating commercial baseline designs to meet military capability
July 23, 2025
USSF Space Systems Command stands up two new System Deltas

SSC has activated two new System Deltas within the mission area of the Space Force Program Executive Officer for Space Sensing. This activation advances a purpose-built Space Force aligned with the USSF’s Unified Mission Readiness construct -- matching form with functions to achieve unity of command
July 23, 2025
Trained, Tested, Lethal: SSC’s OTTI Working to Deliver Space Test and Training Capabilities to Prepare Combat-Ready Forces

In a time of increasing threats to the space-based assets of our Nation and its allies, U.S. Space Force Guardians need realistic, threat-based training that out-paces the United States’ adversaries. Space Systems Command’s (SSC) Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) is ramping up to