10th Space Operations Squadron

U.S. Space Force unit October 2021 October 2021 10th Space Operations Squadron 10th Space Operations Squadron emblem.svg 200px Squadron emblem 1962–presenthttp://www.wslfweb.org/docs/roadmap/irm/internet/spforsup/cat/html/sfssonav.htm (U) NAVSOC www.wslfweb.org United States United States Satellite communications Space Delta 8 Point Mugu, California, U.S. Headquarters Lt Col Jesse Diaz Commander Deputy Commander Superintendent right Naval Satellite Operations Center (1990–2022) right|thumbnail Navy Astronautics Group (1962–1990) The 10th Space Operations Squadron (10 SOPS) is the United States Space Force unit responsible for operating the Mobile User Objective System and Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On satellite constellations, providing global communications to the United States Armed Forces.https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/2081672/50th-space-wings-satellites-ground-systems-buoy-navsoc/ 50th Space Wing’s satellites, ground systems buoy NAVSOC Schriever Space Force Base History Navy (1962–2022) Naval Space Command United States Tenth Fleet thumb|Navy Working Uniform "Type III" unit shoulder patch featuring the NAG emblem elements: Ursa Major and Polaris as a reference to celestial navigation and a stylized satellite orbiting Earth. Also shown are Laguna Peak and Mugu Rock. The first military space operations command in history,https://www.history.navy.mil/research/library/online-reading-room/title-list-alphabetically/f/from-sea-stars.html From the Sea to the Stars A Chronicle of the U.S. Navy's Space and Space-related Activities, 1944-2009 Naval History and Heritage Command 2010 the Navy Astronautics Group (e or NAG) was established on May 22, 1962 under the command of CDR J.C. Quillen, Jr.https://www.history.navy.mil/content/dam/nhhc/research/histories/naval-aviation/Naval%20Aviation%20News/1960/pdf/feb63.pdf Naval Aviation News February 1963 9 pdf December 7, 2023 Tasked with operating the Navy's satellites, the unit commanded the Navy Navigational Satellite System, also known as Transit, the world's first satellite navigation system.https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/971019/us-navy-operates-on-schriever/ U.S. Navy operates on Schriever Schriever Space Force Base 13 October 2016 The Navy Astronautics Group was redesignated as the Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC) in June 1990. Space Force (2022-present) thumb|right|Lt Gen Stephen Whiting and VADM Ross Myers at the joint NAVSOC/10 SOPS ceremony on 6 June 2022. In September 2021, it was announced that NAVSOC would be transferred from the Navy to the newly-independent US Space Force under Space Delta 8.https://spacenews.com/space-force-reveals-which-army-and-navy-units-are-moving-to-the-space-branch/ Space Force reveals which Army and Navy units are moving to the space branch 21 September 2021 SpaceNewshttps://www.spaceforce.mil/News/Article/2785434/army-navy-satcom-mission-areas-shifting-to-us-space-force/ Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force United States Space Forcehttps://spacenews.com/army-navy-satellite-operations-to-consolidate-under-space-force/ Army, Navy satellite operations to consolidate under Space Force June 23, 2021 SpaceNews On 6 June 2022, NAVSOC was formally disestablished and 10 SOPS assumed its mission, personnel, resources, and heritage in total.https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=346298440922136&id=100066259494552 Space Delta 8 www.facebook.com According to Space Delta 8, the squadron was given its number to honor its heritage under 10th Fleet.https://seapowermagazine.org/navy-satellite-center-disestablished-transferred-to-u-s-space-force/ Navy Satellite Center Disestablished, Transferred to U.S. Space Force 9 June 2022 SeaPower Magazine Constellations The unit has operated various types of military satellites, including: Constellation Abbreviation First launch Purpose Transit NAVSAT or NNSS 1959 Navigation Fleet Satellite Communications System FLTSATCOM or FLTSAT 1978 Communication Geodetic Satellite GEOSAT 1985 Earth observation Ultra High Frequency Follow-On UFO 1993 Communication Geodetic Satellite Follow-Onhttps://directory.eoportal.org/web/eoportal/satellite-missions/content/-/article/gfo GFO (GEOSAT Follow-On) Satellite February 18, 2022 eoPortal Directory GFO 1998 Earth observation Mobile User Objective System MUOS 2012 Communication Command Structure Headquarters, Naval Base Ventura County, Point Mugu, California Detachment A, Prospect Harbor, Maine Detachment C, Naval Computer and Telecommunications Station, Dededo, Guam Detachment D, Schriever SFB, El Paso County, Colorado Former site: Detachment B, Rosemount, Minnesota (disestablished August 1997) List of commanders June 2022 Lt Col Jason Sanders, 6 June 2022 Lt Col Jesse Diaz, 10 June 2024 References External links Category:Military education and training in the United States