National Space Defense Center

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National space defense center. The center which last year was operating with borrowed troops has. Stephen whiting commander of the fourteenth air force and deputy joint force space component commander passes the national space defense center s colours to col. It was successively housed at two colorado locations ent air force base followed by cheyenne mountain s group iii space defense center the 1st aerospace control squadron manned the sdc at both locations which used the electronic systems division s 496l system for processing and displaying data combined from the u s. Less than a year after changing the name of the joint interagency combined space operations center to the national space defense center the nsdc transitioned to 24 7 operations on january 8 marking a significant step for the expanding interagency team focused on protecting and defending the nation s critical space assets.

The nsdc is located at schriever air force base outside of colorado springs. Schriever air force base colorado maj. National space defense center transitions to 24 7 operations. The nsdc focuses on threats.

It is responsible for coordinating military intelligence civil and commercial space for unified space defense operations. For the first time space command is working with the. The national space defense center at schriever air force base in colorado is now in full operation. The national space defense center combines military and intelligence community resources to gather and share data about potential threats to u s.

Mitchell stratton incoming director of the nsdc during a change of authority ceremony at schriever air force base colorado sept. More than 18 months of exercises experiments and concept refinement have solidified the department of defense and intelligence community s unity of effort approach and strengthened the commitment of each organization to a long term partnership. The nsdc began as a concept in late 2015 with the establishment of the joint interagency combined space operations center jicspoc. National space defense center nsdc intelligence networks cyber space.

The joint interagency combined space operations center will move forward as the national space defense center nsdc. The national space defense center which opened in january 2018 combines military and intelligence resources to gather and share data about threats to u s. Schriever air force base colo. Nro spacecom craft conops for war in space.

The national space defense center nsdc at schriever air force base colorado is now operating 24 hours a day with a staff of 230. Air force s space track and the navy s spasur navspasur.