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SCHRIEVER AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. -- Falcon Air Force Station and the 2nd Space Wing were activated Sept. 26, 1985. The base's 230 employees moved into 12 new facilities. (courtesy photo)
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AFSPC Milestone: Milestone: Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC) opened at Falcon AFS, Colorado

Posted 9/26/2012   Updated 9/25/2012 Email story   Print story

    

9/26/2012 - Peterson AFB, Colo. -- The Air Force Space Command is celebrating its 30th Anniversary! Here is a significant milestone from the command's history ...

After the formation of AFSPC, the new command immediately began to work toward the eventual assumption of the satellite telemetry, tracking, and commanding (TT&C) mission. Construction of the Consolidated Space Operations Center (CSOC) at Falcon AFS Colorado began in May of 1983 with its completion in Sep 1985. The facility was designed to provide operations centers for all DoD satellite and manned space missions. CSOC's operations facilities gradually took over command and control responsibilities for most Air Force satellites including the NAVSTAR Global Positioning System (GPS), the Defense Satellite Communication System (DSCS), DMSP, the Defense Support Program (DSP), and Milstar.



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