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Draft:Space Sensing Directorate

Space Sensing Directorate
Directorate emblem
Founded4 March 2022
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDirectorate
RoleSpace acqusition
Part ofSpace Systems Command
HeadquartersLos Angeles Air Force Base, California
Commanders
Program Executive Officer and DirectorCol Robert W. Davis
Deputy Program Executive OfficerCol Andrew Emery[1]
Deputy DirectorMichael E. Dolan[1]
Chief of StaffLt Col Patrick Little

The Space Sensing Directorate (SSC/SN) is a United States Space Force acquisition unit. Assigned to Space Systems Command, it is responsible for the acquisition, development, and sustainment of missile warning, tracking, and defense (MW/MT/MD), space-based environmental monitoring (SBEM), and other strategic and tactical sensing capabilities.[2]

Structure edit

Delta Mission areas Current Commander
  Acquisition Delta – Resilient Missile Warning, Tracking, Defense (SNR)
  • Resilient Missile Warning/Missile Tracking (MW/MT) Medium Earth orbit (MEO) – Missile Track Custody (MTC) program[3][4]
 Col Heather B. Bogstie[5]
  Acquisition Delta – Environmental and Tactical Surveillance (SNS) Col Dennis R. Birchenough[7]
  Acquisition Delta – Strategic Missile Warning
  • Geosynchronous Earth Orbit / Polar Systems Engineering, Integration, and Test
  • Next-Generation Overhead Persistent Infrared System (Next-Gen OPIR) Geosynchronous Earth orbit GEO
  • Next-Gen OPIR Polar
  • Mission Payloads
  • SBIRS GEO-6
  • Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution / Relay Ground Station
  • Data Exploitation Tools Applications Processing Lab & Overhead Persistent Infrared Battlespace Awareness Center
  • SBIRS Survivable Endurable Evolution / Joint Tactical Ground Station / Endurable-Future Operationally Resilient Ground Evolution
  • United States Nuclear Detonation Detection System
 Col Daniel T. Walter
  Product Support Delta – Space Sensing
  • Chief Engineer
  • Direct Operations & Sustainment Support
  • Business Operations
 Anita J. McCorvey[8]

List of directors edit

No. Director Term Ref
Portrait Name Took office Left office Term Length
1Colonel
Brian A. Denaro		4 March 20228 June 20231 year, 96 days[9]
2Colonel
Robert W. Davis		8 June 2023Incumbent1 year, 1 day[10][11]

References edit

  1. ^ a b https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Portals/3/SSC%20Space%20Sensing%20Fact%20Sheets_v5.pdf [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Space Sensing". www.ssc.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  3. ^ https://spacenews.com/space-force-selects-parsons-to-develop-ground-system-for-missile-warning-satellites/
  4. ^ https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Portals/3/Documents/PRESS%20RELEASES/Space%20Systems%20Command%20awards%20its%20third%20contract%20for%20MEO%20Epoch%201%20Resilient%20MW-MT%20satellite%20program.pdf?ver=e3xFboKESZ5zwJGcQA40Aw%3d%3d
  5. ^ "Hypersonic Missile Defense « MilSat Symposium 2022". 2022.milsatshow.com.
  6. ^ https://breakingdefense.com/2022/07/space-force-considers-asking-satellite-firms-to-host-payloads-for-tactical-isr/
  7. ^ Hitchens, Theresa (12 July 2022). "Space Force considers asking satellite firms to host payloads for tactical ISR".
  8. ^ https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Portals/3/SSC%20Org%20Chart_updated_Dec_16_1.pdf [bare URL]
  9. ^ "Colonel Brian A. Denaro". www.ssc.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 12 June 2023.
  10. ^ https://www.losangeles.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Leadership/Display/Article/3445905/robert-w-davis/
  11. ^ https://www.ssc.spaceforce.mil/Newsroom/Article-Display/Article/3425494/new-program-executive-officer-leads-space-systems-commands-space-sensing-direct
 

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