Space Delta 6
Delta emblem
Founded	24 July 2020; 2 years ago (2020-07-24)
Country	United States
Branch	United States Space Force
Type	Delta
Role	Cyberspace operations
Size	More than 1,000 personnel^[1]
Part of	Space Operations Command
Headquarters	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.
Website	www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/Units/Space-Delta-6/
Commanders
Commander	Col Christopher A. Kennedy
Deputy Director	Shane Swenson
Superintendent	CMSgt Matthew A. Collingridge^[2]
Insignia
Guidon

Space Delta 6 (DEL 6) is a United States Space Force unit which assures access to space through the $6.8 billion Satellite Control Network and defensive cyberspace capabilities for space mission systems.^[3]

Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.^[4]^[5]^[6] It replaced the 50th Network Operations Group, which had been part of the former 50th Space Wing.^[6]^[7] On 23 June 2021, the 614th Air and Space Communications Squadron, previously under Space Delta 5, was redesignated as the 65th Cyber Squadron and transferred into Space Delta 6.^[8]

Emblem symbolism

Space Delta 6's emblem consists of the following elements:^[9]

The platinum border represents the foundation and structure Space Operations Command provides to Space Delta 6.
The midnight blue represents the determination and tenacity of Guardians.
The North Star represents the satellite systems that Space Delta 6 supports.
The lightning bolt represents instantaneous response by each unique operational space mission for Space Delta 6.
The shield and satellite dish symbolizes missions that Space Delta 6 is responsible for: Space Control Network and Cyber Defense.
The number six signifies Space Delta 6's number and the ability to support the warfighting domain.

Structure

By the end of fiscal year 2022, SpOC intends to establish the Space Cyber Center and 645th Cyberspace Squadron.^[10]

Emblem	Name	Function	Headquarters	Cyberspace systems	Detachments
Squadrons
	21st Space Operations Squadron	Pacific Satellite Control Network operations, Global Positioning System ground infrastructure, Western Range launch support, and defensive cyber operations^[11]	Vandenberg Space Force Base, California	Satellite Control Network	Detachment 1: Naval Support Facility Diego Garcia, British Indian Ocean Territory Detachment 2: Joint Region Marianas, Guam Kaena Point Air Force Station, Hawaii Operating Location: Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, Marshall Islands
	22nd Space Operations Squadron	Satellite Control Network command and control^[12]	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado	Satellite Control Network
	23rd Space Operations Squadron	Atlantic Satellite Control Network operations, Global Positioning System ground infrastructure, and Eastern Range launch support^[13]	New Boston Space Force Station, New Hampshire	Satellite Control Network	Detachment 1: Pituffik Space Base, Greenland Operating Location: RAF Ascension Island, Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Operating Location: RAF Oakhanger, United Kingdom Operating Location: Patrick Space Force Base, Florida
	61st Cyberspace Squadron	Defensive cyber operations^[3]	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
	62nd Cyberspace Squadron	Defensive cyber operations	Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado^[14]
	65th Cyberspace Squadron^[8]	Military communications^[3]	Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
	68th Cyberspace Squadron	Defensive cyber operations	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
	69th Cyberspace Squadron	Defensive cyber operations	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado

Commander

No.	Commander		Term			Ref
No.	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration	Ref
1		Rockwell, Roy V.Colonel Roy V. Rockwell	24 July 2020	9 September 2022	2 years, 47 days	^[15]
2		Kennedy, Christopher A.Colonel Christopher A. Kennedy	9 September 2022	Incumbent	231 days	^[1]^[16]

References

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Space Delta 6.

^ ^a ^b "DEL 6 receives new commander". Space Base Delta 1. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 14, 2022.
^ "Chief Master Sergeant Matthew A. Collingridge". Archived from the original on August 18, 2021. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Space Delta 6". Archived from the original on December 4, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ "Delta 8 Fact Sheet". Schriever Air Force Base. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on December 19, 2020. Retrieved December 13, 2020. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
^ "Space Force reorganizes former Air Force space wings into "Deltas" and "Garrisons"". SpaceNews. SpaceNews. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on July 26, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Space Force Announces Significant Reorganization". Air Force Magazine. July 24, 2020. Archived from the original on August 11, 2020. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
^ "50th SW activates 750th OG". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved December 13, 2020.
^ ^a ^b "614th Air & Space Communications Squadron redesignated as 65th Cyber Squadron". Vandenberg Space Force Base. Archived from the original on June 30, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ https://www.dvidshub.net/video/831627/space-delta-6-emblem-explainer
^ "SpOC Commander's Strategic Plan 2022" (PDF). United States Space Force. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 16, 2022. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
^ "21st Space Operations Squadron". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "22nd Space Operations Squadron". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "23rd Space Operations Squadron". Schriever Air Force Base. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "AFCEA SIGNAL Media". AFCEA Chapter News. August 25, 2012. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
^ "Colonel Roy V. Rockwell". www.schriever.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on June 8, 2021. Retrieved June 30, 2021.
^ "COL. CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY". www.spacebasedelta1.spaceforce.mil. Archived from the original on September 20, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2022.

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United States Space Force

Leadership

Oversight	House Armed Services Committee Strategic Forces subcommittee Senate Committee on Armed Services Strategic Forces subcommittee

Structure

Field commands	Space Operations Command Commander Space Systems Command Commander Space Training and Readiness Command Commander
Deltas	Space Delta 1 Space Delta 2 Space Delta 3 Space Delta 4 Space Delta 5 Space Delta 6 Space Delta 7 Space Delta 8 Space Delta 9 Space Delta 10 Space Delta 11 Space Delta 12 Space Delta 13 Space Delta 15 Space Delta 18 Space Delta 21 Space Delta 23 Space Delta 26 Space Launch Delta 30 Space Launch Delta 45 Space Base Delta 1 Space Base Delta 2 Space Base Delta 3
Squadrons	319th Combat Training 614th Combat Training 73rd ISR 21st Operations Support 721st Operations Support 527th Space Aggressor 4th Electromagnetic Warfare 5th Electromagnetic Warfare 16th Electromagnetic Warfare 18th Space Defense 20th Space Surveillance 2nd Space Launch 5th Space Launch 1st Space Operations 2nd Space Operations 3rd Space Operations 4th Space Operations 10th Space Operations 21st Space Operations 22nd Space Operations 23rd Space Operations 25th Space Range 2nd Space Warning 6th Space Warning 7th Space Warning 10th Space Warning 11th Space Warning 12th Space Warning 13th Space Warning 1st Test and Evaluation 3rd Test and Evaluation 17th Test and Evaluation 533rd Training 328th Weapons NSSI
Direct reporting units	Space Development Agency Space Rapid Capabilities Office Space Warfighting Analysis Center

Locations

Space Force Bases	Buckley Los Angeles Patrick Peterson Schriever Vandenberg
Space Bases	Pituffik (Greenland)
Space Force Stations	Cape Canaveral Cape Cod Cavalier Cheyenne Mountain Clear Kaena Point New Boston

Personnel
and training

History and
traditions

Former wings and deltas	21st Space Wing 50th Space Wing 460th Space Wing Space Training and Readiness Delta (Provisional)