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Sept. 23, 2025
Space Systems Command achieves Operational Acceptance for Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution (FORGE) Processing: Delivers new OPIR Capabilities to Operators

SSC achieves second Operations Acceptance of FORGE; FORGE Processing delivers new Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) capabilities to the Space Operations Command and the OPIR Battlespace Awareness Center (OBAC), marking a key advancement in missile threat response.
Sept. 23, 2025
Space Force Renames ‘Front Door’ to Reflect Broader Impact on Industry Collaboration

Chief of Space Operations Gen. Chance Saltzman announced Space Systems Command’s Front Door initiative has been renamed the Space Force Front Door during his keynote address at the Air and Space Forces Association’s annual Air, Space, and Cyber Conference Sept. 23. The rebranding underscores the
Sept. 15, 2025
Space Systems Command Stands Up New Operational Test & Training Infrastructure (OTTI) System Delta

SSC stood up a new System Delta to support the Operational Test and Training Infrastructure Program Executive Office portfolio. The stand-up synchronizes acquisition efforts for critical space system capabilities and works together with the Space Training and Readiness Command (STARCOM) Space Deltas
Sept. 10, 2025
Space Systems Command, Space Development Agency Complete Successful Launch of First Tranche 1 Satellites

Space Systems Command’s Assured Access to Space delivers 21 data transport satellites on orbit for the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Aug. 28, 2025
SpaceWERX’S Hyperspace Challenge Seeks SBIR Phase II Innovators to Support Advancement of USSF's Operational Test and Training Infrastructure

The Air Force Research Laboratory's (AFRL) SpaceWERX, in support of U.S. Space Force (USSF) Space Systems Command's (SSC) Operational Test and Training Infrastructure (OTTI) Program Executive Office, has announced the launch of its Hyperspace Challenge 2025 program. The initiative is calling for
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 Stands Up New System Delta

Space Systems Command (SSC), the U.S. Space Force field command responsible for developing and delivering resilient space capabilities, stood up a new System 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.