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{{Short description|Space service branch of the U.S. military}} | {{Short description|Space service branch of the U.S. military}} | ||
{{Distinguish|United States Space Command}} | {{Distinguish|United States Space Command}} | ||
{{Organization | |||
|OrganizationName= United States Space Force | |||
|OrganizationType= Executive Departments (Sub-organization) | |||
|Mission= To protect U.S. and allied interests in space, ensuring freedom of operation for the United States in, from, and to space, and deterring aggression in, from, and to space. The Space Force aims to provide prompt and sustained space operations. | |||
|OrganizationExecutive= Chief of Space Operations | |||
|Employees= 8400 | |||
|Budget= $18.3 billion (Fiscal Year 2024) | |||
|Website= https://www.spaceforce.mil | |||
|Services= Space launch; Satellite operations; Space domain awareness; Satellite communications; Positioning, navigation, and timing; Missile warning; Space control | |||
|ParentOrganization= United States Department of the Air Force | |||
|CreationLegislation= National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2020 | |||
|Regulations= | |||
|HeadquartersLocation= 38.870133, -77.055990 | |||
|HeadquartersAddress= The Pentagon, Arlington, VA, USA | |||
}} | |||
The '''United States Space Force''' ('''USSF''') is the [[United States Armed Forces]]' [[space force|space service]] and one of the eight [[uniformed services of the United States]]. It is one of two [[List of space forces, units, and formations#Independent space forces|independent space forces]] in the world.<ref name="spaceforce.mil">{{Cite web | url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/Portals/2/Documents/SF101/ussf_101_glossy_FINAL_e-version.pdf | title=Space Force 101 | website=www.spaceforce.mil}}</ref> | The '''United States Space Force''' ('''USSF''') is the [[United States Armed Forces]]' [[space force|space service]] and one of the eight [[uniformed services of the United States]]. It is one of two [[List of space forces, units, and formations#Independent space forces|independent space forces]] in the world.<ref name="spaceforce.mil">{{Cite web | url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/Portals/2/Documents/SF101/ussf_101_glossy_FINAL_e-version.pdf | title=Space Force 101 | website=www.spaceforce.mil}}</ref> | ||