U.S. Space Command

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U.S. Space Command is a United States military command responsible for conducting operations and protecting national interests in space.


Statements (54)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Military organization
Unified combatant command
alliesInclude Australia
Canada
New Zealand
North Atlantic Treaty Organization
United Kingdom
areaOfOperations Earth’s orbital regimes
Space domain
cooperatesWith NASA
National Reconnaissance Office
U.S. Space Force
country United States
dateFormed 1985
dissolved 2002
followedBy United States Strategic Command (for some space missions, 2002–2019)
garrison Peterson Space Force Base
hasComponent Combined Force Space Component Command
Headquarters, U.S. Space Command
Joint Task Force–Space Defense
hasOfficialWebsite https://www.spacecom.mil/
headquartersLocation Colorado Springs, Colorado
Peterson Space Force Base
legalBasis Title 10, United States Code
locatedInTimeZone Mountain Time Zone
missionStatementIncludes Defeat adversaries in space if deterrence fails
Defend U.S. and allied interests in space
Deliver space combat power for the joint and combined force
Deter aggression and conflict in space
partOf U.S. Armed Forces
United States Department of Defense
precededBy United States Space Command (1985–2002)
reestablished 2019
reestablishedBy Donald J. Trump
reestablishedOn 2019-08-29
responsibleFor Defeating threats in space
Delivering space combat power to joint and combined forces
Deterring aggression in space
Missile warning support
Positioning, navigation, and timing support
Protecting U.S. national interests in space
Satellite communications support
Space control
Space domain awareness
Space operations
serviceComponentsInclude U.S. Air Force space component
U.S. Army space component
U.S. Coast Guard space component (as applicable)
U.S. Marine Corps space component
U.S. Navy space component
U.S. Space Force service component
subordinateTo President of the United States
U.S. Secretary of Defense
symbol U.S. Space Command emblem

Referenced by (20)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Combined Force Space Component Command ("United States Space Command")
Joint Task Force–Space Defense ("United States Space Command")
Schriever Space Force Base ("United States Space Command infrastructure")
U.S. Navy space component ("United States Space Command")
Vandenberg Space Force Base ("United States Space Command launch infrastructure")
partOf
Buckley Space Force Base ("United States Space Command")
U.S. Navy space component ("United States Space Command")
supportsCommand
U.S. Strategic Command ("United States Space Command")
formedByMergerOf
Air Force Space Command ("United States Space Command (original, 1985–2002)")
gainedCommand
U.S. Space Command ("Headquarters, U.S. Space Command")
hasComponent
Unified Combatant Commands
includes
Combined Force Space Component Command ("United States Space Command")
parentOrganization
Air Force Space Command ("United States Space Command (2019)")
partiallyReplacedBy
U.S. Space Command ("United States Space Command (1985–2002)")
precededBy
NRL Space Science Division ("United States Department of Defense space operations")
primaryBeneficiary
USSF-44 ("United States Space Command")
relatedOrganization
United States Army Space and Missile Defense Command ("United States Space Command")
serviceComponentTo
14th Air Force ("United States Space Command")
subordinateTo
USASMDC ("United States Space Command")
supports
UK Space Command ("United States Space Command")
worksWith

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