With two separate locations at Vandenberg SFB, four GSUs and one remote operating location (OL-A) bridging the international dateline, the 21st SOPS is the first U.S. Space Force squadron to greet each day and last to bid it farewell.

The 21st Space Operations Squadron (21 SOPS) is a satellite control unit of the Space Delta 6 of the United States Space Force, located at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Prior to July 2020, it was part of the 50th Network Operations Group.

The 21st Space Operations Squadron is a unit assigned to Space Delta 6, headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, and is hosted as a tenant organization at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. The 21st SOPS provides and enables assured access to space-based systems.

21 SOPS, Detachment 2 SCN Systems. Key Personnel. (Current as of February 2024) GTS is a tenant unit on Andersen AFB. Its mission is to execute on-demand, real-time C2 operations for launch and operations of DoD, allied, and civil satellites providing assured access to space. GTS supports DoD-assigned space missions by operating and,

U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Matthew Knepper, incoming 21st Space Operations Squadron commander, gives closing remarks following a change of command ceremony on Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif., June 9, 2023. Knepper will replace U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Justin Roque as the new 21st SOPS commander.

Hawaii Tracking Station (HTS) or call sign “HULA”, is Detachment 3 of the 21st Space Operations Squadron, a unit of Space Delta 6, Space Operations Command, Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado. It is one of the seven worldwide satellite remote tracking stations in the Satellite Control Network (SCN).

The 21st SOPS schedules, allocates and configures Air Force Satellite Control Network common user resources; monitors, maintains and updates the status of AFSCN resources; and provides status, configurations and readiness of controlled resources to …

Guam Tracking Station is Detachment 2 of the 21st Space Operations Squadron, a unit of the 50th Network Operations Group, 50th Space Wing, Schriever Air Force Base, CO. The station executes a 24/7 mission of Satellite C2 in support of the warfighter and is one of seven worldwide remote tracking stations in the Air Force Satellite Control Network.

As host unit for Onizuka Air Force Station, 21st SOPS provides resources to operate and maintain the OAFS facility and to provide limited administrative and support services to base units and agencies, including security, civil engineering and safety.

2021年6月4日 · VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. – U.S. Space Force Col. Roy Rockwell, Space Delta 6 – Cyberspace Operations commander, left, passes the 21st Space Operations Squadron guidon to U.S. Space Force Lt. Col. Justin Roque, DEL 6, 21st SOPS commander, during a change of command ceremony at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, May 21, …