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{{Short description|Unified command of the U.S. Department of Defense}}
{{Short description|Unified command of the U.S. Department of Defense}}
{{Distinguish|text = the [[United States Space Force]]}}
{{Distinguish|text = the [[United States Space Force]]}}'''United States Space Command''' ('''USSPACECOM''' or '''SPACECOM''') is a [[unified combatant command]] of the [[United States Department of Defense]], responsible for military operations in [[outer space]], specifically all operations 100 kilometers (62 miles) and greater above mean [[sea level]]. U.S. Space Command is responsible for the operational employment of space forces that are provided by the uniformed services of the [[Department of Defense (United States)|Department of Defense]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spacecom.mil/About/Frequently-Asked-Questions/ | title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=United States Space Command}}</ref>
 
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| caption                      = Seal of the United States Space Command
| dates                        = 23 September 1985 – 1 October 2002 ({{Age in years and months|1985|11|23|2002|10|1}})<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=RY8nKLuNGs8C&q=us+space+command+deactivation+october+2002&pg=RA5-PA50|title=Air Force Magazine|date=December 21, 2006|publisher=Air Force Association|via=Google Books}}</ref><br/>(First incarnation)
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29 August 2019 – present ({{Age in years and months|2019|08|29}})<br/>(Second incarnation)
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| garrison                      = [[Peterson Space Force Base]], Colorado, U.S.<ref name="factsheet"/>
| decorations                  = {{ubl|[[File:Streamer JMUA.PNG|200px]]|[[Joint Meritorious Unit Award]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://prhome.defense.gov/Portals/52/Documents/Approved%20JMUAs%20-%202020%2009%2030.pdf|title=Approved JMUAs - 2020 09 30|website=prhome.defense.gov}}</ref>|}}
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<!-- Commanders -->| commander1                    = {{Flagicon image|Flag of a United States Space Force general.svg|size=25px}} [[General (United States)|Gen]] [[Stephen Whiting]], [[United States Space Force|USSF]]
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| commander2_label              = Deputy Commander
| commander3                    = [[Chief Master Sergeant|CMSgt]] Jacob C. Simmons, USSF<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spacecom.mil/Leaders/Bio/Article/1918317/chief-master-sergeant-jacob-c-simmons/|date=2023-08-07|title=CHIEF MASTER SERGEANT JACOB C. SIMMONS|website=United States Space Command|language=en-US}}</ref>
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| march                        = "Space Command March"<ref>{{Cite web|last=U.S. Air Force Academy|first=Band|date=2009-08-27|title=Space Command March|url= https://open.spotify.com/track/0Pk6FdI8TnARKcrdQeQU4X|access-date=2021-12-15|website=[[Spotify]]|language=en-US}}</ref>
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'''United States Space Command''' ('''USSPACECOM''' or '''SPACECOM''') is a [[unified combatant command]] of the [[United States Department of Defense]], responsible for military operations in [[outer space]], specifically all operations 100 kilometers (62 miles) and greater above mean [[sea level]]. U.S. Space Command is responsible for the operational employment of space forces that are provided by the uniformed services of the [[Department of Defense (United States)|Department of Defense]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spacecom.mil/About/Frequently-Asked-Questions/ | title=Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=United States Space Command}}</ref>


Space Command was originally created in September 1985 to provide joint command and control for all military forces in outer space and coordinate with the other combatant commands. SPACECOM was disestablished in 2002, and its responsibilities and forces were merged into [[United States Strategic Command]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peDiztWcNDgC&pg=PA109|title=Seeking New World Vistas: The Militarization of Space|last1=Handberg|first1=Roger|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2000|isbn=0-275-96295-4|pages=109}}</ref> It was reestablished on 29 August 2019, with a reemphasized focus on space as a warfighting domain.
Space Command was originally created in September 1985 to provide joint command and control for all military forces in outer space and coordinate with the other combatant commands. SPACECOM was disestablished in 2002, and its responsibilities and forces were merged into [[United States Strategic Command]].<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=peDiztWcNDgC&pg=PA109|title=Seeking New World Vistas: The Militarization of Space|last1=Handberg|first1=Roger|publisher=Greenwood Publishing Group|year=2000|isbn=0-275-96295-4|pages=109}}</ref> It was reestablished on 29 August 2019, with a reemphasized focus on space as a warfighting domain.
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