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The Satellite Control Network (SCN), operated by the United States Space Force's Space Delta 6, provides support for the operation, control, and maintenance of a variety of United States Department of Defense and some non-DoD satellites. This involves continual execution of Telemetry, Tracking, and Commanding (TT&C) operations.
In March 2004 the group was re-designated the 50th Network Operations Group, and took control of the 21st, 22nd, and 23rd Space Operations Squadrons to consolidate control of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN). The 50th Network Operations Group was re-designated as Delta 6 on July 24, 2020.
The 21st Space Operations Squadron (21 SOPS) is a satellite control unit of the Space Delta 6 of the United States Space Force, located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Prior to July 2020, it was part of the 50th Network Operations Group .
These satellite states are regularly updated with observations from the Space Surveillance Network, a globally distributed network of interferometer, radar and optical tracking systems. By the year 2001, the number of cataloged objects was nearly 20,000. [8] [9] [10] Different astrodynamics theories are used to maintain these catalogs.
The 22d Space Operations Squadron is a satellite control unit of the United States Space Force. It is part of Space Delta 6 [ 2 ] and is located at Schriever Space Force Base , Colorado. Prior to July 2020 it was part of the 50th Network Operations Group , itself a part of the 50th Space Wing .
The Department of Defense issued 27 new contracts Thursday, worth a combined $1.45 billion. Of these, the largest contract by far went to Honeywell . Valued at $550 million, the contract awarded ...
During Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, satellite communications were used to conduct command and control for the first time, while Operation El Dorado Canyon and Operation Just Cause marked the first time that major U.S. forces incorporated information from space-based intelligence systems. [19]
Tracking station forming part of the Satellite Control Network. Hosting a Geographically Separate Unit (GSU) of Space Delta 6. [12] Maui Space Surveillance Complex United States 15th Space Surveillance Squadron; 20th Space Surveillance Squadron (Detachment 3)