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Space Systems Command (SSC) successfully delivered the second and final spaceflight-ready payload to Japan, bolstering the U.S. Space Force\u2019s contribution to integrated deterrence in the region and following through with Gen. B. Chance Saltzman, Chief of Space Operations\u2019 commitment to \u201cLine Of Effort #3: Partner to Win\u201d.<\/p>\n
The two Space Force payloads, developed by MIT Lincoln Laboratories, will be hosted on Japan\u2019s GEO-based Quasi-Zenith Satellite System (QZSS). The deliveries of both payloads to Japan follow a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed between the two nations in December 2020. QZSS-HP is a pacesetting and pathfinding space cooperation initiative between the US and Japan.<\/p>\n
The effort seeks to demonstrate the ability of the US-Japan alliance to extend to space; contribute toward the DoD\u2019s broader integrated deterrence posture against shared adversaries in the Indo-Pacific theatre; contribute to the USSF\u2019s Space Domain Awareness (SDA); and provide a basis for future opportunities with international partners. <\/p>\n
The Hosted Payloads will augment the Space Force\u2019s ability to conduct persistent, time-dominant volume searches in geosynchronous orbit. Launch dates for the host satellites, QZS-6 and QZS-7, have not yet been announced.<\/p>\n
\u201cQZSS-HP is paving the way for our space partnership efforts, as demonstrated by MIT\u2019s Lincoln Laboratory and L3 Harris. Diversity of orbits, ground architectures, data paths, and host satellites is a distinct feature and distinct strength of the future architecture,\u201d said Brig. Gen. Timothy Sejba, program executive officer for Space Domain Awareness and Combat Power.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur ability to pivot our Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Architecture effectively depends on collaborative efforts with our Allies & Partners. Our Delta is grateful for the growing partnership between the US Space Force and Japan in this capability area. We are stronger together,\u201d remarked Mr. F Schnell, director for the Space Domain Awareness (SDA) Acquisition Delta, headquartered at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado. The Delta\u2019s space-based SDA acquisition efforts, including QZSS-HP, are led by Mr. Jack Barnett.<\/p>\n
U.S. Space Force\u2019s Line of Effort #3, Partner to Win, was published in January 2023 by Gen. Saltzman. The general\u2019s \u201cC-Note\u201d emphasizes that \u201cSpace Power is a collaborative endeavor. Even with superlative talent and exceptional capabilities, the Space Force will not succeed without robust joint, coalition, international, interagency, academic, and commercial partnerships.\u201d In addition, \u201cPartnering is not transactional. It is a deeper relationship built on trust and mutual benefit that ensures cooperation will continue even under geopolitical, financial, and adversarial stress.\u201d<\/p>\n
Space Systems Command is the US Space Force\u2019s field command responsible for acquiring and delivering resilient war-fighting capabilities to protect our nation\u2019s strategic advantage in and from space. SSC manages an $11 billion space acquisition budget for the Department of Defense and works in partnership with joint forces, industry, government agencies, and academic and allied organizations to accelerate innovation and outpace emerging threats. Our actions today are making the world a better space for tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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