Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)

Americas Space 

U.S. Air Force, Mission Partners Launch Space Test Program Satellite 5 (STPSat-5) Aboard SpaceX Falcon 9 Rocket

December 9, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Falcon 9, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), SpaceX Technologies, STPSat-5, U.S. Air Force (USAF), US DoD Space Test Program (STP), USA

The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched Space Test Program Satellite 5, or STPSat-5, into orbit via

Read more

Americas Space 

SBIRS GEO-3 Missile Warning Satellite Achieves Operational Acceptance from U.S. Air Force Space Command

September 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Los Angeles AFB, Military satellite, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The SBIRS GEO-3 missile warning satellite successfully achieved operational acceptance from the U.S. Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Space and

Read more

Americas Space 

U.S. Strategic Command, Brazil Sign Agreement to Share Space Situational Awareness Services, Information

August 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Brazil, Space Situational Awareness (SSA), U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), USA

U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) signed an agreement with the Brazilian Ministry of Defense to share Space Situational Awareness (SSA) services

Read more

Americas Space 

ULA Launches U.S. Air Force AFSPC-11 Mission Abroad Atlas V Rocket

April 15, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Atlas-V rocket, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Launch Vehicle/ Carrier Rocket, Military satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), United Launch Alliance (ULA), USA

A United Launch Alliance (ULA) Atlas V rocket carrying the Air Force Space Command 11 (AFSPC-11) mission lifted off at

Read more

Americas Space 

Boeing awarded contract modification for WGS satellite support

December 19, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Boeing, Satellite communications (SATCOM), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA, Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS)

Boeing has been awarded a contract modification for services required to ensure continued Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) satellite operations and

Read more

Americas Space 

Boeing awarded $22M for space based space surveillance block 10 sustainment

December 18, 2017 Arun Mathew 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

Boeing has been awarded a contract modification for space based space surveillance (SBSS) block 10 sustainment. The modification , worth around

Read more

Americas Space 

USAF’s SBIRS GEO Flight 4 satellite arrives in Cape Canaveral for launch

November 28, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Atlas-V rocket, Geosynchronous Earth orbit (GEO), Lockheed Martin, Military satellite, Space Based Infrared System (SBIRS), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) and Lockheed Martin delivered the next Geosynchronous Earth Orbit (GEO) satellite for the Space Based Infrared

Read more

Americas Space 

Orbital Sciences awarded contract for EELV secondary payload adapter

October 31, 2017 DP Staff Writer 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV), Kirtland AFB, Orbital ATK, Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC), U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The Space Systems Division of the Orbital Sciences Corp. (Orbital ATK) has been awarded a contract for long duration propulsive

Read more

Americas Space 

USAF Declares First Lockheed Martin GPS III Satellite “Available for Launch”

October 11, 2017August 21, 2018 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), Global Positioning System (GPS), GPS Block IIIA, GPS III, Lockheed Martin, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has declared the first Lockheed Martin-built, next-generation GPS III satellite “Available for Launch” in 2018.

Read more

Americas Space 

U.S. Air Force activates two space tracking satellites

September 27, 2017 DP Press Releases 0 Comments Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP), Military satellite, U.S. Air Force (USAF), USA

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) has activated two space tracking satellites of the Geosynchronous Space Situational Awareness Program (GSSAP) on

Read more