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LA AFB and SMC Units
Welcome to Los Angeles Air Force Base, home of the Space and Missile Systems Center - the Air Force's premier space acquisition center. LAAFB is also the home of the 61st Air Base Group. Other tenant units include AFOSI Detachment 810 and the 369th Recruiting Squadron. It is the only active duty base in the Los Angeles area.
(at right) More than 1,000 civic leaders, Airmen, base employees and guests gather for the dedication of the new Schriever Space Complex in El Segundo, Calif., on Monday, April 24, 2006. (U.S. Air Force photo/Joe Juarez)
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SMC is the birthplace of military space, and center of military space acquisition excellence. Our mission is to deliver resilient and affordable space capabilities for the nation. We strive to continue to make SMC the most respected, reliable center for responsive and affordable acquisition and sustainment of space systems. Learn more about the SMC mission and the center's history here
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The Global Positioning Systems Directorate is a joint-service, multinational, civil/military, systems directorate with more than 700 DoD/contractor personnel responsible for development, launch and sustainment of the Global Positioning System, the world's premier navigation and timing standard. The directorate is responsible for the development and procurement of over 250,000 receiver systems and the United States' nuclear detonation detection system. Annual funding is $1billion and total program value is $32 billion.
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The Space Superiority Systems Directorate is responsible for equiping the joint warfighter with unrivaled offensive and defensive counterspace, space situation awareness and special access required capabilities required to gain, maintain and exploit space superiority. The directorate executes cradle-to-grave responsibility for weapon systems development, fielding and sustainment.
For more information, click here.
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The Launch and Range Systems Directorate provides DoD and the National Reconnaissance Office with assured access to space through launch systems modernization, sustainment and development of worldwide range capability for all national security missions. The directorate conducts satellite mission integration and provides reliable, integrated tools to test and support the nation's space launch, ballistic missile and aeronautical testing.
Learn more about the directorate here
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Infrared Space Systems Directorate develops, deploys, and sustains $27B in surveillance satellites and ground stations to detect, track, and report global and theater ballistic missile attacks against the United States, its allies and combat forces. The satellites and ground stations provides global surveillance, tracking, and targeting information to warfighters and intelligence units.
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The directorate equips worldwide strategic and tactical forces with weather and space environmental data for planning and executing aerospace, ground and naval operations. The $3.5-billion program develops, tests, acquires, and sustains satellites, sensors and ground systems to meet warfighter requirements. It provides launch support, early orbit operations and spacecraft anomaly resolution of DoD's sole operational weather satellite system.
Learn more about the DWSD here.
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The MILSATCOM Systems Directorate plans for, acquires and sustains space-enabled global communications in support of the president, secretary of Defense and combat forces. MILSATCOM systems consists of satellites, terminals, and control stations, worth more than $40 billion providing communication for 16,000 aircraft, ships, mobile and fixed sites. As a jointly-manned directorate , it interfaces with major commands, HQ USAF and DoD Agencies.
Learn more about MCSD here. |
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The 61st Air Base Group provides medical, civil engineering, communications, contracting, chaplain, security, logistics, personnel, readiness and quality-of-life services impacting 84 units and more than 204,000 active duty, civilian and retired personnel in the Los Angeles area - including the Space and Missile Systems Center. It manages $60 million budget and $608 million in plant assets, with 564 facilities.
Learn more about the group by clicking here |
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Located at Peterson AFB, the Space Logistics Directorate has 550 people and a $500 million annual budget. It sustains and modifies worldwide USAF/DoD space weapon systems to include terrestrial and space weather, global positioning systems, launch range control, satellite command and control, secure communications, and missiles early warning. The directorate is the focal point for logistics, maintenance, supply, sustaining engineering and the Space Logistics Readiness Center.
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Missile Defense Systems Division's mission objectives include developing space technologies that support the Missile Defense Agency's space assets. These technologies include sensors, space qualified components, optics and algorithms. The Space Applications Center of Excellence will play a lead role in any future space initiatives undertaken by MDA and facilitate the integration of External ONIR Sensors. MDA develops and acquires national missile defense systems for defense of the U.S. while maintaining technology options for future missile defense needs
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The Space Development and Test Directorate serves as primary provider of launch, spaceflight and on-orbit operations for entire the DoD space research and development community. It's responsible for acquiring, integrating, launching, and operating R&D spacecraft, prototype operational systems, boosters, and ballistic missiles supporting national security objectives/missile defense programs.
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The Satellite Control and Network Systems Division modernizes and sustains the Air Force Satellite Control Network , including two control nodes and nine worldwide Remote Tracking Stations to assure responsive, effective satellite support to warfighting forces. It provides highly reliable command & control, communications, telemetry and tracking for more than 170 DoD, Civil, Allied, NATO and NRO satellites in support of launches, surveillance, navigation, communications and weather satellites
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SMC Public Affairs
483 N. Aviation Blvd.
Los Angeles AFB
El Segundo, CA 90245
Phone: (310) 653-1131
Media queries should be sent to: smcpa.media@losangeles.af.mil. Public queries or event requests should be sent to: SMCPA.OUTREACH@losangeles.af.mil
The base's mailing address is 483 North Aviation. To get directions to the base using a GPS navigation device or a web-based map service, such as Google Maps or MapQuest, use this address to find the main gate:
400 North Douglas St., El Segundo, CA, 90245 |
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Space and Missile Systems Center Mission 
