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53rd Space Operations Squadron

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U.S. Space Force unit

53rd Space Operations Squadron
Squadron emblem
Active	29 June 2022–present
Country	United States
Branch	United States Space Force
Type	Squadron
Role	Satellite Control
Part of	Space Delta 8
Headquarters	Schriever Space Force Base,Colorado, U.S.
Motto	"Hold the Sky... Titans in Space!"
Commanders
Commander	Lt Col D. Susan Rogers
Superintendent	SMSgt Raymond T. Flores

Military unit

The53rd Space Operations Squadron (53 SOPS) is aUnited States Space Force unit. Assigned to theSpace Operations Command'sSpace Delta 8, it is responsible for providing payload and transmission command and control of theWideband Global SATCOM andDefense Satellite Communications System constellations. It is headquartered atSchriever Space Force Base,Colorado.^[1]^[2] Whereas the 4th Space Operations Squadron (4 SOPS) operates the satellite "bus" (e.g. the solar cells, batteries, propulsion, etc), the 53 SOPS is responsible for operating the mission payload - high capacity "wideband" military satellite communications.

History

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Col Holston gives the unit guidon to Lt Col Rogers during the activation of 53 SOPS, 29 June 2022

The Squadron's namesake comes from the Army's53rd Signal Battalion, which before deactivation was assigned theU.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command's U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade. In September 2021, it was announced that the Battalion's operational mission and personnel would be transferred to theUnited States Space Force.^[3]^[4] Activated on 29 June 2022 at a ceremony held at Peterson Space Force Base, the Squadron became the newest unit within the United States Space Force.^[5] The unit is distinct in its mission, being the sole armed forces entity to control payload functionality for all U.S. Wideband MILSATCOM.

Emblem symbolism

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The 53d Space Operations Squadron's emblem consists of the following elements:^[6]

Platinum represents the men and women ofSpace Operations Command.
Atlas and theGlobe symbolize the unwavering strength and support 53d Space Operations Squadron Guardians provide globally to warfighters, interdepartmental, and multinational partners.
Thespacecraft and orbit signify Guardians' mastery of payloads and transmission control through generations of communications platforms.
The constellationPleiades pays homage to the organization's past as aUnited States Army unit and the seven stars represent previous command structure and operational elements at each Wideband Satellite Operations Center. Ancient stories depict the Pleiades as a group of loved ones who left their way of life to ascend to the heavens, and the 53d Space Operations Squadron embodies these stories in its transfer to the United States Space Force.

Structure

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Headquarters,Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

Detachment A,Fort Detrick, Maryland
Detachment B,Fort Meade, Maryland
Detachment C,Landstuhl, Germany - Activated 19 July 2022^[7]
Detachment D,Wahiawa, Hawaii - Changed from Camp Roberts, California to Wahiawa, Hawaii in 2011^[8]
Detachment E,Fort Buckner, Japan

List of commanders

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Lt Col D. Susan Rogers, 29 June 2022^[5]

List of superintendents

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SMSgt Raymond T. Flores, 29 June 2022^[5]

References

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^"53rd Signal Battalion leads the Army's space operations".www.army.mil. 30 November 2017.
^"U.S. Army Satellite Operations Brigade".www.smdc.army.mil. Archived fromthe original on 5 July 2020.
^"Space Force reveals which Army and Navy units are moving to the space branch".SpaceNews. 21 September 2021.
^"Army, Navy SATCOM Mission Areas Shifting to U.S. Space Force".United States Space Force.
^^a ^b ^chttps://www.facebook.com/events/614440339702668/^{[user-generated source]}
^"53d Space Operations Squadron Emblem Explainer".
^"53rd Space Operations Squadron activates at Landstuhl".DVIDS. 20 July 2022.
^"ADA Reference"(PDF).apps.dtic.mil. 21 October 2022.

External links

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Media related to53rd Space Operations Squadron at Wikimedia Commons

United States Space Force

Leadership

Oversight	House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces subcommittee Senate Committee on Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee

Structure

Field commands	Space Futures Command Space Operations Command Commander Space Systems Command Commander Space Training and Readiness Command Commander
Component Field Commands	United States Space Forces – Central United States Space Forces – Europe and Africa United States Space Forces – Indo-Pacific United States Space Forces – Korea United States Space Forces – Space
Deltas	Space Delta 1 Mission Delta 2 Mission Delta 3 Mission Delta 4 Space Delta 5 Space Delta 6 Space Delta 7 Space Delta 8 Space Delta 9 Space Delta 10 Space Delta 11 Space Delta 12 Space Delta 13 Space Delta 15 Space Delta 18 Space Delta 21 Space Delta 23 Space Delta 26 Space Launch Delta 30 Mission Delta 31 Space Launch Delta 45 Space Base Delta 1 Space Base Delta 2 Space Base Delta 3
Squadrons	1st Delta Operations 319th Combat Training 328th Weapons 392d Combat Training 533rd Training 21st Operations Support 15th Space Surveillance 18th Space Defense 19th Space Defense 20th Space Surveillance 3rd Combat Training 4th EW 5th EW 16th EW 23rd EW 2nd Space Warning 3rd satellite Communications 5th Space Warning 6th Space Warning 7th Space Warning 10th Space Warning 11th Space Warning 12th Space Warning 13th Space Warning 55th Training 21st Space Operations 22nd Space Operations 23rd Space Operations 62nd Cyberspace 63rd Cyberspace 64th Cyberspace 65th Cyberspace 68th Cyberspace 69th Cyberspace 645th Cyberspace 71st ISR 72nd ISR 73rd ISR 74th ISR 75th ISR 76th ISR 1st Space Operations 2nd Navigation Warfare 3rd Space Operations 4th Space Operations 5th Space Operations 10th Space Operations 53rd Space Operations 527th Space Aggressor 1st Test and Evaluation 3rd Test and Evaluation 17th Test and Evaluation 25th Space Range 2nd Space Launch 5th Space Launch 1st Range Operations NSSI
Direct reporting units	Space Development Agency Space Rapid Capabilities Office Space Warfighting Analysis Center

Locations

Space Force Bases	Buckley Los Angeles Patrick Peterson Schriever Vandenberg
Space Bases	Pituffik
Space Force Stations	Cape Canaveral Cape Cod Cavalier Cheyenne Mountain Clear Kaena Point New Boston