1st Space Analysis Squadron

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1st Space Analysis Squadron
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Active15 April 2008–present
CountryFlag of the United States.svg United States
BranchFlag of the United States Space Force.svg  United States Space Force
Type Squadron
Role Space intelligence analysis
Part of Space Delta 18
Headquarters Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S.
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The 1st Space Analysis Squadron (1 SAS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for producing and delivering foundational intelligence on foreign space capabilities supporting the warfighter, acquisitions, and national policy. [1] It was originally activated on 15 April 2008 as the Space Analysis Squadron of the Space and Missiles Analysis Group in the Air Force. It was redesignated as 1 SAS on 24 June 2022 and transferred to the Space Force as part of Space Delta 18. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Delta Factsheet" (PDF). defense.gov. June 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. "Space Delta 18". Space Operations Command (SpOC).
  3. "Space Analysis Squadron (AFISRA)". Air Force Historical Research Agency.