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March 26, 2020
AEHF-6 Successfully Launched

The U.S. Space Force Space and Missile Systems Center successfully launched the sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) communications satellite at 4:18 p.m. EDT, March 26, from Space Launch Complex-41 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. The satellite was carried to orbit aboard a
March 26, 2020
AEHF-6 Ready for Launch

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center’s sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF) satellite rolled out to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station’s Space Launch Complex-41 launch pad on March 25 ahead of its scheduled launch.Launch of the AEHF-6 satellite aboard a United Launch
March 24, 2020
GPS III SV02 Satellite Control Authority Transferred to 2 SOPS

On March 23, the U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center successfully transferred the second Global Positioning System III space vehicle (GPS III SV02) to Space Operations Command. GPS III SV02, dubbed “Magellan” in honor of Ferdinand Magellan, the Portuguese explorer who led the first
March 13, 2020
CSO/CSAF COVID-19 VIDEO

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March 13, 2020
New decade heralds new era for SMC’s Launch Enterprise

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise capped off another decade of tremendous success for the nation’s premier launch acquirer in 2019.“Our National Security Space Launch program successfully launched four National Security Space missions last year and maintained its perfect
March 13, 2020
Counter Communications System Block 10.2 achieves IOC, ready for the warfighter

The first offensive weapon system in the United States Space Force, the Counter Communications System Block 10.2, achieved Initial Operating Capability on March 9, providing quick reaction capability with direct operational support to the warfighter.The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Special
March 12, 2020
WGS-11+ Leveraging Model-Based Systems Engineering to Speed Delivery to the Warfighter

The Space and Missile Systems Center Wideband Global SATCOM (WGS) program is utilizing Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE) to speed delivery of its latest satellite.WGS-11+ will provide double the operational utility over legacy WGS satellites while allowing greater operational flexibility to our
March 11, 2020
AEHF-6 is Encapsulated Ahead of Launch

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) sixth Advanced Extremely High Frequency (AEHF-6) communications satellite, built by Lockheed Martin Space, was encapsulated Feb 27 at the Astrotech Space Operations processing facility in Titusville, Florida.Encapsulation within the
March 10, 2020
Space and Missile Systems Center’s multi-manifest satellite vehicle ready for integration on AEHF-6 mission

The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise Mission Manifest Office delivered a fully tested and integrated multi-manifest small satellite vehicle, known as TDO-2, to Cape Canaveral Air Force Station March 6 for integration on the Advance Extremely High Frequency (AEHF)-6
March 3, 2020
SMC awards final PTS contracts to Boeing, Lockheed Martin

The U.S. Space Force’s Space and Missile Systems Center (SMC) signed a $191 million contract and $240 million contract with Boeing and Lockheed Martin, respectively, as the final payload development awards for Protected Tactical SATCOM (PTS) acquisition, Feb. 28.Boeing and Lockheed Martin will join

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