Space Command
SPACECOM · United States Space Command conducts operations in, from, and through space to deter conflict and defend U.S. interests.
Area of Responsibility: Space domain, global reach
SPACECOM Alert Flash
LIVE- Aug 21 Japan-U.S.-ROK Telephone Meeting Follows Missile Launches By North Korea
- Aug 20 Tanker Hijack in Gulf of Aden as U.S. Forces Enforce Iran Blockade and Issue New Sanctions
- Aug 18 UAE Detects Iranian Ballistic Missiles After Erbil Drone Attack
- Aug 11 Missile Hits Container Ship Vela Nova Off Pakistan. Projectile Strike Kills Crew in Bab el-Mandeb
🚀 Space Intelligence Resources
Space situational awareness and satellite tracking.
Space Threat Preparedness
Protection from solar events and EMP
Current Assessment
Middle East Conflict: Iranian missiles.
Space Command Mission Overview
U.S. Space Command (SPACECOM) plans, executes, and integrates military spacepower into multi-domain operations to deter aggression, defend national interests, and conduct operations as directed. It ensures space-based capabilities support joint operations and national security needs.
SPACECOM integrates space capabilities to support joint and combined operations across all domains, ensuring space-based services remain available for military operations and national security. The command coordinates planning and readiness with allies and partners in the space domain.
- Integrate military spacepower into joint operations.
- Protect space-based capabilities and services.
- Coordinate with allies and partners in space operations.
United States Space Command conducts operations in, from, and through space to deter conflict and defend U.S. interests.
Headquarters
Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado
Area of Responsibility
Space domain, global reach
Latest SPACECOM Alerts
Recent intelligence updates for Space Command.
Japan-U.S.-ROK Telephone Meeting Follows Missile Launches By North Korea
TOKYO - On August 20, following North Korea’s ballistic missile launch, Deputy Director-General Ariyoshi of Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs held a trilateral phone meetin
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Tanker Hijack in Gulf of Aden as U.S. Forces Enforce Iran Blockade and Issue New Sanctions
GULF OF ADEN - Six armed persons boarded the tanker Seamull, also known as SIBU 1, 136 nautical miles east of Al Mukalla, Yemen, and redirected the vessel toward Somalia.
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UAE Detects Iranian Ballistic Missiles After Erbil Drone Attack
DOHA - On August 18 the United Arab Emirates Ministry of Defense stated that its air defense systems detected two ballistic missiles launched from Iran toward the UAE.
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Missile Hits Container Ship Vela Nova Off Pakistan. Projectile Strike Kills Crew in Bab el-Mandeb
GULF OF OMAN / BAB EL-MANDEB - Two commercial vessels were struck on August 11 in separate incidents confirmed by both the Joint Maritime Information Center and United Kingdom Ma
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Projectile Strike Hits Vessel East of Khasab as UAE Qatar Saudi Kuwait and GCC Attribute Missile Attack on ADNOC Tanker to Iran
STRAIT OF HORMUZ - UK Maritime Trade Operations reported that a vessel was struck by an unknown projectile approximately 18 nautical miles (33 km) east of Khasab, Oman, on August
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Iranian Foreign Ministry Reports Final-Stage Negotiations with Oman on Strait of Hormuz as JMIC Confirms Projectile Incidents
STRAIT OF HORMUZ - The Iranian Foreign Ministry stated that negotiations with Oman regarding the Strait of Hormuz are in their final stages. The Joint Maritime Information Center
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State Department Issues Middle East Travel Caution as Iranian State Media Claims Missile Strike on U.S. Base in Jordan
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of State on August 1 advised Americans currently in the Middle East to exercise caution and heightened vigilance and to prepare for flight cancel
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Armed Russian Cruise Missile Crashes in Eastern Poland, NATO Activates Defenses
POLAND - An armed Russian Kh-101 cruise missile violated Polish airspace and crashed in a field near Tarnawa-Kolonia, approximately 31 miles (50 km) from Lublin, during a large-s
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IRGC Reasserts Hormuz Control After CENTCOM Strikes. Gulf States Condemn UAV Attacks
MIDDLE EAST - The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) on July 30 again claimed full control of the Strait of Hormuz and said two oil tankers that tried an unauthorized route
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Trump Orders Hard US Response After Iran Missiles Targeting Forces in Jordan Intercepted
MIDDLE EAST - On July 29, U.S. President Donald Trump stated that five Iranian rockets traveling 8,500 miles per hour had been knocked down the previous night and that U.S. force
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U.S. and Saudi Forces Strike IRGC-Directed Sites in Eastern Iraq
MIDDLE EAST - On July 28, U.S. Central Command and the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces conducted precision strikes against Iran-aligned terrorists that the Islamic Revolutionary Guard
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CENTCOM Intercepts IRGC Ballistic Missiles Targeting U.S. Forces in Middle East
MIDDLE EAST - On July 28 the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps forces launched multiple ballistic missiles from Iran in an attempted surprise attack on U.S. forces based in the M
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