Space Delta 2

Space Delta 2 (DEL 2) is the United States Space Force's space domain awareness delta. It prepares forces to execute combat-ready Space Domain Awareness (SDA) operations to deter aggression through and from space. Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base. Its current commander is Colonel Matthew S. Cantore.[1]

Space Delta 2
Emblem of Space Delta 2
Founded24 July 2020 (2020-07-24)
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeDelta
RoleSpace domain awareness
Part of Space Operations Command
HeadquartersPeterson Air Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Websitewww.peterson.spaceforce.mil/Units/Space-Delta-2/
Commanders
CommanderCol Matthew S. Cantore
SuperintendantCMSgt Susan E. Sparks

It was based upon the previous 21st Operations Group of the 21st Space Wing, Peterson AFB, Colorado.[2]

Units
Name Function Headquarters Space domain awareness systems Detachments
Squadrons
21st Operations Support SquadronOperational training and certification, tactics development, engineering support, and crew force managementPeterson Air Force Base, Colorado
18th Space Control SquadronSpace domain awarenessVandenberg Air Force Base, CaliforniaSpace Defense Operations Center[3]
Space Catalog		Detachment 1: Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, Virginia
20th Space Control SquadronSpace domain awarenessEglin Air Force Base, FloridaAN/FPS-85 phased array radar[4]
Ground-based Electro-Optical Deep Space Surveillance (Detachments 1, 2, 3)
Space Fence (Det 4)		Detachment 1: White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico
Detachment 2: Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory
Detachment 4: Maui Space Surveillance Compex, Hawaii
Detachment 4: Redstone Arsenal, Alabama, and Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands

Commander
No. Commander[1] Term
Portrait Name Took office Left office Duration
1
Cantore, Matthew S.Colonel
Matthew S. Cantore		24 July 2020Incumbent194 days

References
  1. "Space Delta 2 Fact Sheet" (PDF). Peterson Air Force Base. July 24, 2020. Retrieved July 24, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Space Force Organisations Take Shape, July 24, 2020.
  3. https://www.peterson.spaceforce.mil/About/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/2356622/18th-space-control-squadron/
  4. https://www.eglin.af.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/390961/20th-space-control-squadron/

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