310TH SPACE WING (AFRC) (310 SW) - Schriever Air Force Base

high-fi delity space trainers to guarantee the most profi cient
operators for fi ve diff erent command and control systems.
Additionally, 50th OSS develops training requirements
and programs for new 50th Operations Group missions
and systems worth more than $3.75 billion. Th ey work
shoulder-to-shoulder with various contractors from industry
partners and hand-in-hand with the 50th Space Wing, the
satellite operations squadrons, the Space and Missile Systems
Center program offi ces and Headquarters, Air Force Space
Command. “Team OSS” ensures the training, combat
readiness and smooth transition to operations for multiple
next generation satellite constellations and command and
control systems.
50th OSS executes critical group-wide functions,
including implementing instructional system design
approach for the entire operations group and certifying
approximately 80 instructors per year across eight units.
Moreover, 50th OSS squadron personnel meticulously assist
with scheduling 37,000 crew shifts per year to staff all the
diff erent operator positions for 24-hour satellite operations
centers. Additionally, 50th OSS experts process deployments
to warfi ghting theaters from 50th OG.
Finally, in addition to group level functions, 50th OSS
personnel provide a myriad of wing level missions and
operations. Th eir weapons and tactics personnel produce
procedures and strategies to maximize the impact of space
superiority capabilities to the warfi ghter.
1st Space Operations
Squadron
Th e 1st Space Operations Squadron operates
two separate and distinct ground systems and
leads AFSPC’s $530 million Multi-Mission
Space Operations Center initiative and the center for the
$850 million Space Based Space Surveillance system. Th e
squadron provides services to the Joint Chiefs of Staff and
nine unifi ed commanders worldwide delivering Space
Situational Awareness and Intelligence, Surveillance, and
Reconnaissance capabilities.
Space Based Space Surveillance
Th e Space Based Space Surveillance system is the next
generation of space systems essential to increasing our
nation’s SSA capability. SBSS identifi es and tracks Resident
Space Objects and collects metric positioning data via a
gimbaled optical sensor; data which is essential for updating
the position and velocity of all RSOs in the space catalog.
One of the most signifi cant strengths that SBSS brings to
the Space Surveillance Network (SSN) is increased custody
of high-interest space objects, as well as faster revisit times
on all RSOs, resulting in more accurate element sets for all
objects in the space catalog. Th e importance of a highlyaccurate
space catalog increases as the number of man-made
systems and debris in orbit increases. Incidents like the
Iridium and Kosmos collision in early 2009, which created
thousands of new space objects to be tracked, highlight the
vulnerability of our military and commercial space systems
and heightened the Air Forces’s responsibility to provide
accurate position data of all RSOs. Additionally, 1 SOPS
operates the Advanced Technology Risk Reduction satellite.
An all weather, 24/7 platform used to collect SSA metric
positioning data to further support the SSN.
Multi-Mission Space Operations Center
Th e Multi-Mission Space Operations Center is a
revolutionary approach to space operations—an operations
center focused on forging a one-of-a-kind operations team
to demonstrate and fi eld emerging space missions and
satellite command and control technologies in a rapid,
decisive manner. Th e MMSOC is structured to operate a
variety of satellite missions, including satellite initiatives,
satellite missions of small scale (small constellations), new
missions transitioning from concept toward full-scale
operations and all research, development, test and evaluation
satellites with operational utility remaining after test and
evaluation are complete. Partnering with the Space and
Missile Systems Center, this program gives the Air Force
the fl exibility, continuity and stability to support legacy and
future satellite programs, as well as Operationally Responsive
Space initiatives associated with small, low-cost, rapidly
deployable capabilities. As part of the MMSOC construct,
1 SOPS operates the Operationally Responsive Space-1
satellite, an Electro-Optical/Infrared ISR platform providing
vital imagery of denied areas to Combatant Commanders.
Additionally, MMSOC personnel provide mission tasking
for Tactical Satellite-3, a hyperspectral imager with the ability
to identify various materials from outer space.
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