Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) Archives

U.S. DoD’s Space-Superiority Exercise Space Flag Concluded

January 19, 2020 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Exercise Space Flag, Military exercise, U.S. Space Force (USSF), USA

Exercise Space Flag, the Department of Defense’s premier exercise for training space forces, successfully concluded its eighth exercise iteration (Space

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14th Air Force Redesignated as Space Operations Command

December 31, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Fourteenth Air Force (14 AF), U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Space Force (USSF), US Air Force Space Operations Command (SPOC), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s Fourteenth Air Force was officially redesignated as Space Operations Command effective Dec. 20 by order of

USAF Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC)

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USAF Space and Missile Systems Center’s SMC 2.0 Transformation Achieves FOC

December 2, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) has completed the largest transformation in its 65-year history and

ULA Atlas V Rocket Lifts Off with AFSPC-11 Mission

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U.S. Air Force Awards Orbital Services Program (OSP)-4 Contracts

October 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Orbital Services Program-4 (OSP-4), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program (RSLP) Office awarded a multiple award, Indefinite Delivery/Indefinite Quantity Contract (IDIQ) Contract

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U.S. Air Force’s ORS-5/SensorSat Satellite to Reach Full Operational Capability Later This Year

October 26, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Military satellite, ORS-5 (SensorSat), Space Situational Awareness (SSA), Space Surveillance, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US DOD Operationally Responsive Space (ORS), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF)’s Operationally Responsive Space (ORS)-5 satellite, also known as SensorSat, will reach Full Operational Capability declaration

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KBR to Upgrade Remote Tracking Stations in Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN)

September 25, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN), Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

KBR announced today that it was awarded two contract modifications totaling almost $40 million to upgrade remote tracking stations in

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Iridium Awarded 7-Year, $738.5 Million Contract by the U.S. Department of Defense

September 19, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Enhanced Mobile Satellite Services (EMSS), Iridium Communications, Satellite communications (SATCOM), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Iridium Communications Inc.announced that it has been awarded a $738.5 million, seven-year, fixed-price contract with the U.S. Department of Defense

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U.S. Air Force’s SBIRS GEO-4 Missile Warning Satellite Achieves Operational Acceptance

June 10, 2019 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Military satellite, Missile warning satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force’s SBIRS GEO-4 missile warning satellite successfully achieved Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) operational acceptance. The satellite