United States Space Command (USSPACECOM)

FieldValue
TypeFunctional Combatant Command
HeadquartersPeterson SFB, CO
EstablishedSee DoD historical records

Mission

Deter aggression and conflict in, from, and to space. Conduct space operations.

USSPACECOM is a unified combatant command established by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, under 10 U.S.C. § 161 and designated in the Unified_Command_Plan; no section of Title 10 establishes it by name, and its commander’s authority, direction and control over assigned forces comes from 10 U.S.C. § 164(c), as mapped at Title_10_Structure.

Service Component Commands

  • Space Force units
  • Army Space
  • Navy Space

Subordinate / Joint Commands

Theater Special Operations Commands

N/A

Program Executive Officers

N/A

Notes

Re-established 2019. Works closely with US_Space_Force (the Service) and Space_Development_Agency. Space domain awareness, satellite defense, PNT.

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