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
Vice Commander	Lt Col Justin Roque[2]
Deputy Director	Shane Swenson[3]
Superintendent	CMSgt Matthew A. Collingridge[4]
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.^[5]

Activated on 24 July 2020, the delta is headquartered at Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado.^[6][7][8] It replaced the 50th Network Operations Group, which had been part of the former 50th Space Wing.^[8][9] 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.^[10]

Emblem symbolism

Space Delta 6's emblem consists of the following elements:^[11]

• 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.^[12]

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[13]	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[14]	Satellite Control Network command and control[15]	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[16]	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[5]	Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado
	62nd Cyberspace Squadron	Defensive cyber operations	Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado[17]
	65th Cyberspace Squadron[10]	Defensive cyber operations[5]	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
	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Duration
1		Rockwell, Roy V.Colonel Roy V. Rockwell	24 July 2020	9 September 2022	2 years, 47 days	[18]
2		Kennedy, Christopher A.Colonel Christopher A. Kennedy	9 September 2022	Incumbent	294 days	[1][19]