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Fact Sheets

  • Space Based Space Surveillance

    The Space Based Space Surveillance (SBSS) operates 24-hours a day, 7-days a week collecting metric and Space Object Identification data for man-made orbiting objects without the disruption of weather, time of day and atmosphere that can limit ground-based systems. SBSS has a clear and unobstructed

  • Space Delta 2

    Space Delta 2 conducts Space Domain Awareness and Space Battle Management operations to identify, characterize, and exploit opportunities and mitigate vulnerabilities in the national security space terrain on behalf of the United States Space Force and United States Space Command. 

  • Space Delta 2 - Operating Location Bravo

    Space Delta 2 – Operating Location Bravo (DEL 2/OL-B) serves as a liaison synchronizing operations between Space Delta 2 and the Royal Australian Air Force’s No. 1 Space Surveillance Unit (1 SSU). Operating Location Bravo 2 OL-B advises DEL 2 leadership on system status and coordinates US support of

  • Space Delta 2, Detachment 2 

    Established in September 2020, Space Delta 2 Detachment 2 serves as a vital bridge between the research and operations communities, fostering a collaborative environment aimed at advancing Space Domain Awareness technologies at the Starfire Optical Range.

  • Space Delta 3

    Space Delta 3 – Space Electromagnetic Warfare trains and presents operational combat-ready Space Electronic Warfare forces in support of assigned missions. DEL 3 is headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado.

  • Space Delta 4

    Space Delta 4 operates and supports three constellations of Overhead Persistent Infrared satellites and two types of Ground-Based Radars for the purpose of conducting strategic and theater missile warning.

  • Space Delta 6

    Space Delta 6, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, is a component of the U.S. Space Force. The organization was established and activated on July 24, 2020.

  • Space Delta 7 - Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance

    Space Delta 7 is the operational Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance element of the U.S. Space Force. The ISR Delta provides critical, time sensitive and actionable intelligence for space domain operations to allow for the detection, characterization and targeting of adversary space

  • Space Delta 8

    Delta 8, a component of the U.S. Space Force, was established and activated July 24, 2020. Delta 8 consists of three active-duty squadrons headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado: 4th and 53rd Space Operations Squadrons and 8th Combat Training Squadron; one unit headquartered at

  • Space Delta 9

    Space Delta 9, a component of the U.S. Space Force, was established and activated July 24, 2020.  Delta 9 consists of three active duty squadrons headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado: 1st and 3rd Space Operations Squadrons, 9th Combat Training Squadron, and one operational