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AF Satellite Comm System
Budget Figures
FY2026 award data is a partial year — USASpending awards are reported on a rolling basis and the fiscal year does not close until September 30. why partial FY2026 data? →
- FY24
- $64.3M
- FY26
- $68.2M
● actuals (line) · ○ enacted · ◇ request — gaps are editions the program is absent from, never interpolated.
| Series | FY22 | FY23 | FY24 | FY25 | FY26 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actuals | $39.7M | $44.6M | $64.3M | ||
| Enacted | – | $46.0M | $64.3M | $90.6M | |
| Request | – | – | $64.3M | $65.7M | $68.2M |
blank = series not published for this year; – = absent from that edition.
Program Lineage
No predecessor/successor lineage was recorded for this program element — no FY-to-FY transfer into or out of this line was stated in the ingested J-books, and none was inferred from the program structure.
Description
Description — AF Satellite Comm System
The Satellite Control Network (SCN), is a satellite ground terminal network comprised of two communication nodes (Schriever SFB & Vandenberg SFB) and 15 antenna systems. The systems are distributed globally at seven locations -- Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS), Diego Garcia Station (DGS), Guam Tracking Station (GTS), Hawaii Tracking Station (HTS), New Hampshire Tracking Station (NHS), Thule Tracking Station (TTS), and Telemetry and Commanding Station (TCS) at RAF Oakhanger, England -- to ensure global coverage for over 170 satellites in various orbits operating in a congested and contested environment. The SCN conducts an average of 450+ daily satellite contacts supporting Positioning, Navigation and Timing (PNT), Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR), Missile Warning and Missile Defense, Communications, Weather, Launch Vehicle Support, and Research and Development (R&D) satellites for Department of Defense (DoD), Intelligence Community (IC), and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) operations. While most of the 450+ daily satellite contacts are routine command and control (C2) activities, the SCN is also used during satellite emergencies (e.g., a tumbling satellite) because its high-power antennas are often the only terrestrial assets that can re-establish C2 with a non-responsive satellite. During each Fiscal Year, the SCN typically supports multiple space vehicle emergencies resulting in the preservation of over 4B+ worth of satellites. In addition to routine and emergency satellite operations C2, the SCN provides support to launch and early orbit operations, ensuring worldwide telemetry during launch vehicle ascent, staging, and orbital insertion, and data transmit and receive for new satellites completing early orbit checkout. During each Fiscal Year, the SCN supports multiple launches delivering an average of 14B+ worth of satellites to their operational orbits. Finally, the SCN provides Factory Compatibility Testing (FCT) to ensure satellites and launch vehicles can communicate via the SCN before the satellite is launched. Funding is used to procure modernized equipment and provide Knowledge-Based Services for the SCN to ensure capabilities are available to support DoD, Intelligence community, and civil users. Funds will also be used to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) issues, cybersecurity operations, and are planned to be used for required radome replacements. Additionally, the Space Force will use various contract vehicles to address the highest priority concerns/issues. Obsolescence and sustainment "worst actors" are prioritized annually in order of criticality to the mission. The potential for failed satellite contacts drives priority. Other projects include: SCN test bed replacements, continued cyber defense work, network automation, and Range/Network/Communication obsolescence replacements. SCN Commodity Procurements - FY 2026 funds are to procure, modify, refurbish, install, and test the necessary equipment to maintain and optimize Satellite Control Network (SCN) operational capability using various contract vehicles to address the highest priority commodity concerns and issues. Obsolescence and sustainment commodities procurements are prioritized annually in order of criticality to the mission, with the potential for failed satellite contacts driving the procurement priority. Funds are also used to address Diminishing Manufacturing Sources (DMS) issues, maintain the SCN test bed, and fund related Cyber Security, networks and communication commodities and associated activities. SCN Knowledge-Based Services - provides Cyber Security and Test and Evaluation (T&E) expertise to evaluate system functionality and submit packages to Certifying Authorities to obtain Authorizations to Operate (ATO) or Interim Authorizations to Test (IATT); streamlines the validation process and enhances the overall effectiveness of the single Space Force Security Control Assessor (SCA); provides Technical and Acquisition support to integrate new systems and services into SSC programs, gain support for new and on-going efforts in all phases of the acquisition life cycle and standardize systems engineering processes. SCN Services - Beginning in FY 2025, the SCN services category will be closed-inactive and all services will be funded using 3410 O&M non-WSS dollars. SCN Replenishment Spares - procures spares for developed systems under the sustainment contract, and transitions to government supply to support the maintenance and sustainment of the SCN. Funding for this exhibit contained in PE 1203110SF. These requirements and modifications support performance of a full financial audit as required by title 10 U.S.C. Chapter 9A, Sec 240-D.
Justification
Justification — AF Satellite Comm System
Justification: 1) SCN Knowledge-Based Services (P-5) - FY 2026 funding provides critical support to the SSC / SCN missions by maintaining the technical baseline, systems engineering, cybersecurity analysis, expertise and recommendations. 2) SCN Commodity Procurement (P-5) - We had previously indicated in the FY25 PB that we would begin work on the upgrade of Hawaii Tracking Station C-side (HTS-C) with phase one beginning in FY 2025 and phase two in FY 2026. Due to emerging operational priorities in the INDOPACOM region and for warfighter capabilities, we will be shifting focus and are not planning for HTS-C to begin in FY 2025 or FY 2026. Instead, the Transportable Mission Transport Remote Tracking Station (T-MTR) will begin in FY 2025, continuing with the second phase planned for FY27. FY 2026 funds will be utilized to acquire essential commodities necessary for the successful upgrade to an MTR system that encompass the installation, integration, and testing of the MTR core equipment, high-powered amplifier (HPA) and antenna modifications, which will facilitate satellite vehicle contacts and bolster resilience. This initiative involves the replacement of obsolete core hardware with IP-based, software-defined modems, recorders, and control servers. Additionally, it incorporates the transition of software to a 64-bit architecture. The modernization effort serves to minimize the core equipment footprint, minimize complexity, increase reliability and maintenance, accommodate dynamic alterations, and prime the SCN for future expansion. In addition, funds will procure commodities to replace radome structures at Remote Tracking Stations (RTS), ensuring protection against environmental elements and mitigating the risk of catastrophic radome failures that could lead to significant damage to antennas and equipment and operational downtime for antenna and equipment repair. FY 2026 funds are also planned for commodity procurement efforts to upgrade all major components to Range, Comm and Network segments as well as studies that address future planning needs. Studies will also provide critical analysis of architecture alternatives and cyber security requirements. Additionally, FY 2026 funds are planned for commodity procurement efforts to address critical cyber security modernization per the guidance provided in the Presidential Executive Order 14028 Improving the Nation's Cybersecurity, National Security Memorandum 8 Improving the Cybersecurity of National Security, Department of Defense, and Intelligence Community Systems, and Office of Management and Budget M-22-09 Moving the U.S. Government Toward Zero Trust Cybersecurity Principles. 3) SCN Replenishment Spares (P-5) - FY 2026 funds the replenishment sparing for systems in sustainment, ensuring SCN users have the required spares in place to support their systems. These funds are required as the source of supply for any items associated with the weapon system, providing levels for consumable and reparable spares, and ensures the system will have the parts to initiate repair. In addition, funds procure the most urgently needed capital equipment replacements for items that exceed the Operation & Maintenance dollar threshold. This equipment replaces items such as, but not limited to, processors, archival event recorders, Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages (DMSMS), and timing systems, of which these items are at the top of the sustainers "worst actors" list and account for significant maintenance effort, down time, and lost or failed contacts. Additionally, FY 2026 funding will allow the program to rapidly respond to implement system resiliency and situational awareness necessary to operate through the contested space domain. Activities may include, but not limited to, program office support, studies, technical analysis, and activities that may leverage commercial, U.S. Government partnership, and international opportunities to respond to existing and emerging adversarial threats with speed and agility, etc. The FY 2026 request was reduced by -$0.8 million for Advisory and Assistance Services to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration in alignment with Executive Order 14222, "Implementing the President's Department of Government Efficiency Cost Efficiency Initiative. The FY 2026 request was reduced by -$0.3 million for directed Federally Funded Research and Development Corporation costs to promote efficiencies and advance the policies of the Administration.
Budget Line Items(workbook-cited)
Exhibit P-1
| Account | Org | Type | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY24 Actuals | $64.3M |
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY25 Enacted | $90.6M |
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY26 Disc. Request | $68.2M |
| Procurement, Space Force | F | FY26 Total | $68.2M |
Budget Details(R-2/P-40 facts)
| Project | FY24 Actuals | FY25 Total | FY26 Base | FY26 Request |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Program Element | $64.3M | $90.6M | $68.2M | $68.2M |
No follow-the-dollar view — this program's awards haven't been crosswalked at high confidence (flows cover 17 of 1741 programs). why coverage is partial? →
Awards
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Lobbying Mentions
No Senate LDA lobbying filing in the tracked data mentions this program element by code or alias.
No research dossier for this program — dossiers cover 50 of 1741 programs, the largest fully J-book-detailed lines by FY2026 requested dollars. why no dossier here? →