No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU) – CONTACT magazine

1 Space Surveillance Unit’s Commercial Data Mission Centre delivers its first international Joint Commercial Operations-200 training course. Story by Major John Yialeloglou.

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ADF delivers first international space course

12/11/202512/11/2025 Posted by Mike Hughes 103 Views 0 Comments Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS), No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

1 Space Surveillance Unit’s Commercial Data Mission Centre has delivered its first international Joint Commercial Operations-200 (JCO-200) course. CAPTION: 1

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Able Seaman Qambar Said with US Space Force personnel working at the Commercial Operations cell, Adelaide. Photos by Tim Standing.

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New operators at Defence Space Command

17/10/202318/10/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2204 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command, Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS), No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

Defence Space Command’s six newly accredited Defence personnel are leading operations for Joint Commercial Operations (JCO-AUS). CAPTION: Able Seaman Qambar Said

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Joint Task Force - Space Defence Commercial Operations cell's first accredited operator, Major Thomas Bittner, at RAAF Base Edinburgh.

Following the sun for space domain awareness

05/09/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1575 Views 0 Comments Defence Space Command, No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

Defence Space Command commenced its support to the global Joint Task Force – Space Defence Commercial Operations (JCO) network on

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Chief of Joint Capabilities Lieutenant General John Frewen signs the change in command of Space Command document in front of Chief of Air Force Air Marshal Robert Chipman and Commander Defence Space Command Air Vice Marshal Cath Roberts. Story by Peter O'Rourke. Photo by Sergeant Rodney Welch.

A big day for the space domain

04/07/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 1735 Views 0 Comments C-Band Space Surveillance Radar, Chief of Air Force, Defence Strategic Review, Joint Capabilities Group, No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU), RAAF Edinburgh

July 1 marked a significant day for Australia’s space domain and for the ADF’s first joint space unit. CAPTION: Chief

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Group photo of Defence Space Command's first time participating at the Australian International Air Show 2023. Story by Flying Officer Shan Arachchi Galappatthy. Photo by Leading Aircraftwoman Kate Czerny.

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First year of Defence Space Command

03/03/202307/03/2023 Posted by Mike Hughes 2410 Views 0 Comments Avalon Airshow, Defence Space Command, No.1 Space Surveillance Unit (1SSU)

The increased significance of the space domain was clear at the Australian International Airshow 2023 (AIA23), with the ADF’s space

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