The 50th Space Wing (50 SW) is a wing of the United States Air Force under the major command of Air Force Space Command (AFSPC). It was activated on January 30, 1992, replacing the 2d Space Wing, which was inactivated on the same date. The unit is the host wing at Schriever Air Force Base, located east of Colorado Springs, Colorado. Their primary responsibility is to track and maintain the command and control, warning, navigational, and communications satellites for AFSPC. Image File history File links 50th_Space_Wing_emblem. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aviation branch of the United States armed forces. ... Air Force Space Command emblem Air Force Space Command (AFSPC) is a major command of the United States Air Force with headquarters at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado, USA. It was created on September 1, 1982. ... January 30 is the 30th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Schriever Air Force Base, a base of the United States Air Force, is located approximately 10 miles east of Peterson AFB near Colorado Springs, Colorado. ... Colorado Springs is a middle-sized city, located just east of the geographic center of the state of Colorado in the United States. ... State nickname: The Centennial State Official languages English Capital Denver Largest city Denver Governor Bill Owens (R) Senators Wayne Allard (R) Ken Salazar (D) Area  - Total  - % water Ranked 8th 269,837 km² 0. ...

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Organizational Units

The wing is divided into three groups:

• 50th Mission Support Group
• 50th Network Operations Group
• 50th Operations Group

All are ostensibly located at Schriever, but personnel are emplaced at remote locations, such as remote tracking stations (RTS).

History

Stations

• Otis AFB, MA, 1 June 1949-2 June 1951
• Clovis AFB, NM, 1 January-23 July 1953
• Hahn Air Base, Germany, 10 August 1953
• Toul-Rosieres Air Base, France, 17 July 1956
• Hahn Air Base, Germany, 10 Dec 1959-30 Sept 1991
• Falcon (later, Schriever) AFB, CO, 30 Jan 1992-present

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Satellite Tracking Facilities

The 50th maintains a number of tracking stations, which comprise a part of the Air Force Satellite Control Network (AFSCN), which are used to track, primarily, military satellites, as well as receive and process telemetry and send commands to these satellites. Said facilities are intended to support all Department of Defense satellites. A satellite is an object that orbits another object. ... The United States Department of Defense, abbreviated DoD or DOD and sometimes called the Defense Department, is a civilian Cabinet organization of the United States government. ...

Current

• Hawaii Tracking Station (HTS), Kaena Point Satellite Tracking Station, Hawaii; callsign HULA
• Vandenberg Tracking Station (VTS), California; callsign COOK
• Diego Garcia Station (DGS), Diego Garcia, BIOT; callsign REEF
• Thule Tracking Station (TTS), Thule Air Base, Greenland; callsign POGO
• Guam Tracking Station (GTS), Guam; callsign GUAM
• Colorado Tracking Station (CTS), Schriever AFB, Colorado; callsign PIKE
• Telemetry & Command Station (TCS), RAF Oakhanger, in England, ostensibly operated by the United Kingdom; callsign LION
• New Hampshire Station (NHS), New Boston AFS, New Hampshire; callsign BOSS
• Eastern Vehicle Checkout Facility (EVCF), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida; callsign BEACH

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Previous

• Indian Ocean Station (IOS), Mahe Island, Seychelle Islands; callsign INDI (closed after ARTS upgrade 1997)
• Kodiak Tracking Station (KTS), Kodiak Island, Alaska; callsign BEAR (closed in early 1980s)

Each site is managed via a common user element consisting of a control node, a central scheduling facility, remote tracking sites, and communication links connecting them. AFSCN was originally activated to support the CORONA/Discoverer program in 1959. An interim satellite control center was initially established in Palo Alto, California, and by June, 1960, a permanent control center had been established in Sunnyvale, California. The control center, now at Schriever Air Force Base, and functions as a central command and control node for the remote tracking stations established at several different locations. The corona is the luminous plasma atmosphere of the Sun extending millions of kilometres into space, most easily seen during a total solar eclipse, but also observable in a coronagraph. ... Diagram of J-1 type stereo / panoramic reciprocating Corona reconnaissance satellite camera system used on KH-4A missions from 1963 to 1969. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nickname: {{{nickname}}} Motto: {{{motto}}} Official website: http://www. ... 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Location Location of Sunnyvale within Santa Clara County, California. ... In telecommunications, command and control (C 2) is the exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission. ...

External links

• 50th Space Wing
• Schriever AFB website
• Lineage & Honors