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US Space Force Space Systems Command

US Space Force Space Systems Command owned 136 payloads in the GCAT catalog.

United StatesEl Segundo, CaliforniaGCAT code SFSSC

Payloads owned, by decade

136
2020s

Payloads by mission type

Technology13
Missile early warning8
Navigation5
Meteorology2
Communications1
Optical imaging1

Main programs

USSF GEO Patrol15GPS III5Safari2USSF GEO Unk A2WFOV1SFSSC1ESPASAT1CBAS1OriSS1USSF WSF1

Best-known spacecraft

SpacecraftLaunchedOwnerCountryMission typeStatus
Weather System Follow-on Microwave 12024-070AApr 11, 2024USSF SSCUnited StatesMeteorologyIn orbit
Wide-field of View Testbed2022-073AJul 1, 2022USSF SSCUnited StatesMissile early warningIn orbit
GPS-III SV062023-009AJan 18, 2023USSF SSCUnited StatesNavigationIn orbit
GPS-III SV072024-242ADec 17, 2024USSF SSCUnited StatesNavigationIn orbit
GPS-III SV082025-116AMay 30, 2025USSF SSCUnited StatesNavigationIn orbit
GPS-III SV092026-017AJan 28, 2026USSF SSCUnited StatesNavigationIn orbit
GPS-III SV102026-087AApr 21, 2026USSF SSCUnited StatesNavigationIn orbit
Victus Nox2023-142ASep 15, 2023USSF SSCUnited StatesOptical imagingReentered (orbital decay)
VICTUS HAZE Puma2026-142AJun 19, 2026USSF SSCUnited StatesTechnologyIn orbit, attached to another object

Source: GCAT organizations database, launch list and payload catalog, Jonathan C. McDowell (CC BY 4.0).