An official website of the United States government
A .mil website belongs to an official U.S. Department of Defense organization in the United States.
A lock (lock ) or https:// means you’ve safely connected to the .mil website. Share sensitive information only on official, secure websites.

ArticleCS - Article View

News | Jan. 27, 2014

USSTRATCOM Signs Fifth Data Sharing Agreement

U.S. Strategic Command Public Affairs

OFFUTT AIR FORCE BASE, Neb. – U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM) signed a new Space Situational Awareness (SSA) data sharing agreement with France’s Ministry of Defense (MoD) Jan. 21, 2014.  

This agreement will permit an advanced exchange of SSA data. France joins Japan, Australia, Italy, and Canada in participating in these sharing agreements directed at promoting safety of space flight.

“I am pleased to add this data sharing agreement with France to our growing list of partners in space. It will provide for greater space flight safety and enhances our national security,” said Adm. Cecil D. Haney, Commander, USSTRATCOM

The agreement enhances multinational space cooperation by streamlining the process for France’s MoD to request specific information gathered by USSTRATCOM’s Joint Space Operations Center at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. Such information is crucial for launch support, satellite maneuver planning, support for on-orbit anomalies, electromagnetic interference reporting and investigation, satellite decommissioning activities, and on-orbit conjunction assessments.