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  • GPS Satellite

    The magic of GPS simplified

    Space Delta 8 - Satellite Communications and Navigational Warfare, 2nd SOPS, is responsible for GPS operations. They are a U.S. Space Force unit located at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. A total of 170 Guardians, Airman and civilians make sure that the satellite constellation is operating properly 24/7.
  • Space Delta 8

    DEL 8 leads GPS information, satellite communications in space

    From growing food to saving lives, Space Delta 8 - Satellite Communications and Navigational Warfare satellites are instrumental to billions of people around the globe. DEL 8 provides satellite-based communication and the world’s gold standard for positioning, navigation and timing signals, commonly known as GPS.
  • The women of the 2nd Space Operations made history as the first ever all-female space operations crew July 23, 2020, at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado. The crew gained satellite control acceptance of SVN-76, officially adding another satellite to the GPS program. (U.S. Air Force photo by Dennis Rogers and Kathryn Calvert)

    Space Force makes history with all-female 2 SOPS crew

    The Air Force has been providing precise position, navigation and timing for more than 25 years, however a first-of-its-kind crew assumed command and control of its newest satellite this week.
  • Two Airmen weld a metal bar in place

    AF Week in Photos

    This week's photos feature Airmen from around the globe involved in activities supporting expeditionary operations and defending America. This weekly feature showcases the men and women of the Air Force.

  • AFSPC assumes COMSATCOM procurement responsibility for DoD

    The Air Force Space Command commander assumed responsibility for procurement of commercial satellite communications services for the Department of Defense from the Director of the Defense Information Systems Agency December 12. The move is in accordance with Section 1601(a) of the Fiscal Year 2018 National Defense Authorization Act.
  • 3rd SES bids farewell to ANGELS satellite

    3rd SES bids farewell to ANGELS satellite

    Members of the 3rd Space Experimentation Squadron gathered to say goodbye to the Automated Navigation and Guidance Experiment for Local Space satellite during a final command ceremony at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Nov. 20.
  • Satellite shot DMSP F19

    Satellite transmissions cease, no impact to weather mission

    The Defense Meteorological Satellite Program Flight 19 ceased transmitting weather data after nearly three and a half years of operational service to Department of Defense and civilian agencies.
  • Col. DeAnna Burt, 50th Space Wing Commander, gives Senior Airman Brandon Myers, 2nd Space Operations Squadron satellite system operator, the final command to decommission satellite 32 at Schriever Air Force Base, Colorado, Monday, June 12, 2017. SVN 32 orbited Earth for 24 years. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman 1st Class William Tracy)

    2 SOPS bids farewell to ageing satellite

    The 2nd Space Operations Squadron began the disposal of Satellite Vehicle Number 32, Inter Range Operation Number 6809, June 5, and was fully disposed June 12. The process took several days, and each day focused on a different aspect of the disposal, such as putting the vehicle into a spin-stabilized configuration, firing thrusters to raise the orbit, depleting the vehicle of any remaining fuel and disconnecting the battery chargers and turning off the receivers.
  • An artist’s rendering of the GPS Block IIA. (Courtesy graphic)

    2 SOPS says goodbye to GPS satellite

    At 25-years old, Global Positioning System Satellite Vehicle Number 27 completed its time in orbit before the 2nd Space Operations Squadron said goodbye via final command and disposal here April 18.
  • The 3rd Space Operations Squadron’s mission of providing extended connectivity to National Science Foundation employees at the NSF’s remote Amundsen-Scott Station through use of a Defense Satellite Communications System satellite furthers the 50th Space Wing’s vision of mastering space by improving the connectivity time to approximately four hours and increasing bandwidth for data. (Courtesy Graphic)

    3 SOPS satellite provides vital link

    Schriever’s 3rd Space Operations Squadron directed a new mission for the Defense Satellite Communications System’s B7 satellite, providing improved communication for scientists at the National Science Foundation’s Amundsen-Scott Station at the South Pole.
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