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  • Janus Target Successfully Launched for PATRIOT Test

    The U.S. Air Force’s Rocket Systems Launch Program, part of the Space and Missile Systems Center’s Launch Enterprise Directorate, successfully completed a Janus Target vehicle launch, Sept. 16.“The vehicle provided by RSLP offer realistic and affordable targets for testing of our nation’s missile

  • Air Force and its mission partners successfully launch NROL-52

    The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the NROL-52 mission for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) aboard an Atlas V from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. Liftoff occurred at 3:28 a.m. EDT, Oct. 15.The Air Force Space and Missile Systems Center acquired the

  • SMC hosts Industry Day and Tech Expo

    A standing room only audience of South Bay industry leaders, decision makers, engineers, and buyers came out in full force Oct. 18-19 during the 2017 SMC Industry Day and Tech Expo at Los Angeles Air Force Base.More than 450 pre-registered attendees were joined by over 100 additional walk-ins and

  • Local leaders applaud new school policy for children of military families

    Local South Bay officials joined Space and Missile Systems Center and 61st Air Base Group personnel on the 70th anniversary of the U.S. Air Force to sign a Memorandum of Understanding between Los Angeles Air Force Base and the Los Angeles County Office of Education. The signing, held at the Gordon

  • Final RFP Released for AFSPC-52 Launch Services Contract

    The Air Force released a final Request for Proposal for an Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) Launch Service supporting the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)-52 mission.  After extensive industry engagements and government reviews, the final RFP was released on Sept. 28 with proposals due back

  • Critical Design Review for Next Generation GEO satellites a success

    The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Remote Sensing Systems Directorate and prime contractor, Lockheed Martin Space Systems, successfully completed a system Critical Design Review for the Geosynchronous Earth Orbiting satellites GEO-5 and GEO-6 on Sept. 8. The successful CDR marks the capstone

  • Air Force and its mission partners successfully launch NROL-42

    The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched a United Launch Alliance Atlas V vehicle carrying a national security payload for the National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) from SLC-3 at Vandenberg Air Force Base, California, at 10:49 p.m. PST, Sept 23.The Air Force Space Command's

  • ORS-5 satellite successfully launched

    The U.S. Air Force and its mission partners successfully launched the ORS-5 satellite on an Orbital ATK Minotaur IV  from Space Launch Complex 46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida, Aug. 26, at 2:04 a.m. EDT."The hard work and dedication of the launch team and its mission partners has

  • SMC adds unclassified development space to Remote Sensing Data Lab

    The Space and Missile Systems Center’s Remote Sensing Systems Directorate held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to unveil the addition of an unclassified development environment to the existing Tools, Applications, and Processing (TAP) Laboratory. This open environment will allow more third-party

  • ORS-5 satellite prepped for launch

    With a Flight Readiness Review successfully concluded Aug. 17, the Air Force’s Operational Responsive Space (ORS)-5 satellite is now ready for its journey to equatorial orbit from Space Launch Complex-46 at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida. It is scheduled for launch on Aug. 25 during a

 

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