1st Space Surveillance Squadron

August 2019 May 2017 1st Space Surveillance Squadron center|60px Verona Test Annex, New York.jpg 300 Verona Test Annex, New York 1989–1995 USA Space Surveillance Intelligence Collection 79 personnel http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=547 Air Force Announces Force Structure Changes 30 June 1995 U.S. Department of Defense dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090727012333/http://www.defenselink.mil/releases/release.aspx?releaseid=547 27 July 2009 18 May 2017 Air Force Space Command Verona Test Annex, New York 165px 1st Space Surveillance Squadron emblem (approved 4 March 1992)Symbolism: The dragon is the vigilant sentinel mascot of the 1st Space Surveillance Squadron, on guard for deep space satellites. The dragon is tightly holding a black, inverted equilateral triangle of deep space indicative of the unit's surveillance tracking coverage. The four pointed star represents a geosynchronous satellite within tracking coverage of the squadron. The dragon's eye reflects the star and sheds light on the darkness of space through the unit's surveillancemission and contributions to space warning, space control and space force management. The background represents the global aerospace projection of the Air Force. USAFPatches.com: 1st Space Surveillance Squadron The United States Air Force's 1st Space Surveillance Squadron (1 SSS) was a space surveillance unit located at Griffiss AFB, New York. Mission The mission of the 1 SSS was to operate the Low Altitude Space Surveillance (LASS) system to gather space intelligence and track space systems in near-Earth orbits. The LASS operation supported USAF space intelligence requirements, while being assisted by the 18th Intelligence Squadron's Det 1 for SIGINT support.Richelson, J. May 2017 This coverage augmented worldwide coverage of space signals activities at similarly equipped sites at Misawa AB, Japan, Osan AB, Republic of Korea and at RAF Feltwell and RAF Edzell in the United Kingdom. http://www.globalsecurity.org/space/agency/21sw.htm 21st Space Wing [21 SW] 20 July 2011 Globalsecurity.org 15 May 2017 History Due to the creation of mobile versions of the space surveillance systems in 1992 and the BRAC decision regarding Griffiss AFB, AFSPC inactivated the 1 SSS during 1995, distributing surveillance mission requirements to other units. The equipment held at the Verona Test Annex, N.Y. was also distributed to units with similar capabilities. Lineage Constituted as the 1st Deep Space Surveillance Squadron on 10 February 1989 Activated on 1 April 1989 Redesignated 1st Surveillance Squadron on 1 May 1990 Redesignated 1st Space Surveillance Squadron on 15 May 1992 Inaxtivated on 30 September 1995Rogers, May 2017 Assignments 73d Space Surveillance Group (later 73d Space Group), 1 April 1989 21st Operations Group, 26 April 1995 – 30 September 1995) Stations Verona Test Annex, New York, 1 April 1989 – 30 September 1995 Commanders Jun 1993 – Jun 1995, Lt Col Stephen L. Lanning Aug 1992 – Jun 1993, Lt Col Michael Peterson http://www.afhra.af.mil/factsheets/factsheet.asp?id=10048 Lieutenant General Michael W. Peterson February 2006 Air Force Link dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090515233707/http://www.af.mil/bios/bio.asp?bioID=6742 15 May 2009 18 May 2017 Equipment Operated Low Altitude Space Surveillance SystemUS Air Force Air Power DirectoryMay 2017 (1989–1995) See also 3d Space Experimentation Squadron 5th Space Surveillance Squadron 18th Intelligence Squadron Griffiss Air Force Base, New York References Notes note Citations 30em Bibliography Richelson Jeffrey The US Intelligence Community 4th 1999 Avalon Publishing New York, NY 978-0813368931 registration https://archive.org/details/usintelligenceco0000rich_s8s3 Rogers Brian. United States Air Force Unit Designations Since 1978 2005 Midland Publications Hinkley, UK 1-85780-197-0 US Air Force Air Power Directory (World Airpower Journal) 1992 Aerospace Publishing, Ltd. London, UK 978-1874023258 External links Peterson AFB: 21st Space Wing homepage Category:Military units and formations in New York (state) Space Surveillance 0001