WEBMSSEHED HISTORY OF THE AIR FORCE SPACE COMMLAND U 1 January - 31 December 2011 Narrative Prepared by ac DAVID J BUCK Major General USAF Vice Commander Date Of ce of Origin HQ AFSPC History Of ce HO Expo Go el GEQ Classi ed by Multiple Sources Derivation Declassify on 20351 112 If declassi ed review against AFI 37-131 before public release Jieleasable to Neiway ERW UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED V11 TABLE OF Title Page Security Notice and Connolsu - -- - I I - Tab ie ofContents Chronology - I - I CHAPTER AND ORGANIZATION Introduction - - 1 Command - - Commander 5 Cornrna ntle'ra Priorities and Goals 6 Manpower and Resource ManageIInent Decision 703 I I I 9- Inspections I I 16 CHAPTER SPACE OPERATIONS I I I I 19' Space Launch I Eastern and Western 21 WallOps Kodiak Launch Complex 23 Space Launch Vehicles 23 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles MinotaurlandIVm - Taurus Delta 11 - 26 Space Launch Vehicle RehabIllty Space and Missile Launches I Orbttal Test Vehicle Launch Hypersonic Test Vehicle- 2 Launch I I Tactical SatelIite 4 Launch - 35- S'pace- -Based Infrared System 3130 Launch OperationallyResponsive Space I aw-3'5 Global Positioi'iing System 1113-2 Launch National Reconnaissance Office 37 Other - I - I 3 3 NPOESS Prepatatory Project Launch I I I I Minuteman Test Launches I I - I I Eacess Ballistic Missiles for Space Launches - 4 CI UNCLASSIFIED TABLE OF CONTENTS U Retirement of'the Space-Shuttle Fieet - - - Military Space Systems 42 Global Positioning- 42 Awardsz - - - - - - 42 LAP 60th Anniversary - '42 CSAF Team Excelience Award 43 Global Positioning SySt eranegineiits 43 GPS Space GPS-HA - - - 45 GPS 45 24 3 GPS Constellation Con guration 52 GPS Space vehicle N11mber49 Anomaly 54 GPS SpaCe Vehicle Number 30 55 GPS Control Segment 56 Architecture Evolution 5'6 Launch and Early Orbit Anomaly Resolution and Disposal Operations System- 58 Next Generation GPS Control Segment 59 GPS UserSegment 6 1 GPS Modemization'Challen'ges 64 Launch Control System - - - - - 65 65' 66 Satellite Commun'iwcatitms 67 67 Protected MILSATCOM Systems 63 Milstar MILSATCOM System 63 Advanced Extremely High Frequeiicy MILSATCOM System 7 1 Anomaly- 7-2 AEHP International 74' Family of Advanced Beyond Line ofS_igh_tTenn1nals 7 5 Acquisition Challenges- 77 Satellite and FAB- - 79 Altematives to 80 Polar MILSATCOM Systems 82 Widehantl MILSATCOM Systems 85' Defense Satellite Communications System - - 85 Widehanti Global Satellkit Communications System86 WGS Support Japanese Earthquake anti 89 IS Australian WGS Memorandum of Understanding _90 Ulna-High Frequency Satellite CommuniCations 91 FLTSATCOM System - 9 1 UNCLASSIFIED UNCLASSIFIED TABLE OF CONTENTS U Ultra-High Frequency Follow-On System I I I 92 MOIbile User System - I I- 941 commercial Satellite - - - - 96 Commercial Satellite Communication-Studies 99 Commercial SATCOIM Services Acquisition 1112 GAO Report on 102 Future SATCOM services - 103 Assured Services in Singie 1114 Transformation - I 03 Chapter Space Support to the 'War ghter Extend the Net Development - - - 1 11 Battlespa oe Awarenessfl echnical intelligence Efforts 1_ 14 Organizing for the Warfighter I I I 116 Exercises for the - I I I 1 21' Training for'the Warfighter - - - - 124' Chapter IV Reconnais'sanee from Space Early W'arn'ing Space Control Tactical Intelligence Sur'veilianCe 8r ReconnaiSSarice from Space - - 152-9 Early Wamiag - - - I 1 40 Ground-Based Radars I I 141 Space- Based - I 1-17 52 Meteorological 8 Space Environmental MonitOring Satellite Systerns - - 167 Space Centre - - - 1- 73 Ground- Based Space I - I - 117 6 Spaee- -Based Space I I 1 813 Counterspacc I - - 139 Cemmand Centers - - - 193 Chapter Cyberspace 'Cybci sp'aCe Priorities for Air Force Space Commie - 205 Reorganizmg the Air Force Network Integration Center- I I - I 206- Cyber Education and Training I 212 Air Force Roadmap for Cyberspace Professionals I I 212 Cyber Exercises - - - - - - Red Flag 1143- I I - - 2 52 7 I 2 13 Cyber Flag Exercise 12 I Air ForCe Network - - - - 2 19 UNCLASSIFIED ix UNCLASSIFIED TABLE OF Chapter VI AFSPC an NaItional Space riorities Space PoliCy Strategy and Doctrine 221 Defense Acouisition Policies and Space Efficiencies 232 Evolved Expendable Launch 2 40 International Cooperation and Space Situational Awareness 24-7 LIST OF CHAR-TS Chapter Organization-l Mission and Command 19 1 1-2 1H3 1-4 AFSPC Dir ecth'eport Organizational Saucture AFSPC Commanders Focus Inspections I - - - - 16 Chapter II Space Dperations 2-1 2-2 2 3 24 2-5- 2 5 24 0 2-1 1 2-12 2 13 2 14 2215 2 16 2 17 2-18 2-1-9 230 2-21 2-22 2-23 2724 2125 US Space Launch Ranges 22 Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicles - - - 24 Minotaur 1 and IV- Spec1fca11ons -1 25 Space Launchesby Launch Vehiciei SitIe I 2'1 Af'cItive'Launch Vehicle - - 3713- Orbital Test Vehicle - - 29 Planned Hypersonic Test Vehicle 2 Flight - 33 213 Engineering Review Board 3 4 NRC launches 2011 I - - 1 38 Minuteman 111 Test Launches 201 11 - - Space Shuttle Fleet I - - 42 ops-Launches 19781-2011 4 5I Evolution I I - - 46 GPS 111 Key 511 24 3 ops Constellation Expandable Planes I I ops Control Segment Key Aspects I I '57 Fiann'ed OCX System Evolution - 60 PLGR DAGRI and Receiver Coinparisons 62 Acquisition Schedule I I - 64 MILSATCOM Programs - - - - - - - - - 68 Mila't'ar Constellation - 71 Comparison of Milstar and AEHF - - 72 International - I 76 UNCLASSIFIED X 2-72 I6 2-27 2123 2 29 2 311 2 3 1 2132 2433 2 31 2-35 2-36 UNCLASSIFIED TABLE OF CONTENTS IU Development Documentation Production Initial Fielding of AEHIF MOU Objectives - 77 Operations and Support of MILSATCOM MOU - - - AEHFJIPSIEPS Comparison I - 84 I87 WGS COTS-Stellatiot'l - - 33 WGS Satellite Characteristics 11 1 - - 1 - Japanese Earthquaketl Sunami Casualties and I - 90 Ultra-High Frequency Satellite Systems-I I94 Contingency SATCIOM Requirements I I I I I I 9-9 BAA Contract Awards - - - - 10 1 BAA 11111531011 Focus Areas MFA - - 102 I Chapter 111 SIpa'ceSappor-t to the War ghter None Chapter - T'aetieal Intelligence - Surveillance Retonnaissan'ce from Space Ear-1y A8 11-9 4-11 11-11 21 12 4-13 4 14 4-15 1141 a 11 11 1 13 11 19 4 120 Warning'i c Space Control Artistic Impression of Tao-Sat-B 1'11 Orbit I 132 11111311113 Hypersljectral I - I 33 Artistie IIlIushIation 1 I I35 Initial Infrared Imagery from I 23 July 201 I I I I 38 Wind Turbines at Cape Cad AFS I - ISO SBIRS GEO Shipment - - 154- Loading SBIRS GEO o'n I I I I 154 SBIRS Unleaded Iat CCAFS 15-5 SBIRSI GEO- 1 Laurie - - I 157' SBIRS GEO First - - 5 9 CHIRP Mission Overview 1153' CHIRP Diagram - I I I I I1 63 Technician Works on I - 164 United States State Surveillance I 177' Air Force SpaceSurveillanee System - - - --1 82 Space'Survei'liance TelescopeInauguration ofISpace- Surveillance Telescope I I 84' Ground Based Optical GBQ - - - - 187' 'B0ur'lty HunterAntenna 19' Block-10 I I 1 91 IT Box I I I 2 00 UNCLASSIFIED xi UNCLASSIFIED CONTENTS U Chapter Cyberspace Actitrities Red Flag1143'CyberPalti'cipants 219 Chapter VI Air Farce Spate Cumman'd and N 'tiona'l Space Priorities N0ne _ APPENDICES A U Lineageand - U Roster of Key - 11 257 U AF SPC Authorized Manpower FY12 261 042- U AFSPC Authorized Manpower FY13 - - 265 2-3-1 U Contractors in AFSPC 6 Feb 267 13 1 U _thanizatittna1Structure Jan-31' Dec 1 1 I 26 9 Ill- 2 U Organizational' Changes I20 2010-12-03LM - I 323 U SpaCa Missiqn I 327 mspacetauriches 201 1 333 U 'Space'Launch s by Launch SiteNehicle 201 1 - U Satellite Box Score I I 33' J U Objects Earth Orbit 1955- -2012 _ 339 K U and I-IeaVy Launch Vehi'cles - - - 341 U AF-SIPC Inspc citions 201 1 343 M SORTS - 347 N Parsonnel DepIOym' ts' I201 l - - - 349 GLOSSARY 3 51 LIST SUPPORTING DOCUMENTS 369 DISTRIBUTION-LIST I I I I I 455 UNCLASSIFIED xii