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Feb. 18, 2021
WGS Mitigation and Anti-Jam Enhancement Program Successfully Completes Major Testing

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif.-- The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) Mitigation and Anti-Jam Enhancement (MAJE) program successfully conducted three virtual system tests during the last quarter of 2020. The tests verified system design and MAJE’s ability to
Feb. 16, 2021
All clear at Los Angeles AFB, normal operations resume

A suspicious vehicle reported on the south side of Los Angeles Air Force Base was investigated by base and local law enforcement, Feb. 16.
Feb. 9, 2021
LAAFB hosts U.S. Space Force ceremonial transfer events

Members from the Space and Missile Systems Center and the 61st Air Base Group attended U.S. Space Force ceremonial transfer events Feb. 9, here.
Jan. 28, 2021
End of an Era: The AEHF Program comes to a close

After 20 years, six satellites and thousands hours of dedicated work, the Advanced Extremely High Frequency program is coming to a close. The Satellite Control Authority of the sixth and final satellite in the constellation transferred to the operators (DELTA 8 / 4SOPs) on Oct. 29, 2020. Operational
Jan. 15, 2021
SMC Awards SpEC Consortium Manager Agreement to NSTXL

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The United States Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) competitively awarded the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) consortium manager agreement to National Security Technology Accelerator (NSTXL) on Jan. 15, 2021.
Jan. 11, 2021
SMC and SES Company completes test of PTW over SES’s O3b MEO Constellation

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. –The Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully tested the Protected Tactical Waveform (PTW) over SES’s O3b Medium Earth Orbit (MEO) satellite communications constellation, during the period of Nov. 2-6, 2020.
Dec. 14, 2020
LDPE-1 SV safely arrives in Florida for February launch

CAPE CANAVERAL SPACE FORCE STATION, Fla. -- The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) successfully delivered the Long Duration Propulsion ESPA - 1 (LDPE-1) space vehicle, to Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida on Dec 7, 2020. LDPE-1 is the first of two spacecraft on the
Dec. 11, 2020
USSF launches NRO payload aboard a ULA Delta IV Heavy Launch Vehicle

LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center Launch Enterprise team and partners successfully launched the National Reconnaissance Office Launch (NROL)-44 mission at 8:09 p.m. EDT Dec. 10 from the newly rechristened Cape Canaveral Space Force Station’s
Dec. 9, 2020
SMC selects Consortium Manager for next iteration of SpEC OTA

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s (SMC) Space Development Corps has selected NSTXL as the Consortium Manager for the next iteration of the Space Enterprise Consortium (SpEC) Other Transaction Agreement (OTA). Pending a 30 day congressional notification period, SMC plans to award the agreement
Dec. 7, 2020
SpaceWERX launches during day one of AFWERX Accelerate

WRIGHT-PATTERSON AIR FORCE BASE, Ohio (AFRL) – Today AFWERX kicked-off its inaugural Accelerate event with an exciting announcement on the formation of SpaceWERX, a new entity that will focus on technologies for the United States Space Force. “As we approach the first anniversary of our newest

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