Naval Space Command | |
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Founded | 1 October 1985 |
Disbanded | July 2002 |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Navy |
Type | Space command |
Part of | United States Space Command |
Headquarters | Dahlgren, Virginia |
The Naval Space Command (NSC) was a military command of the United States Navy and former component command of United States Space Command. It was headquartered at Dahlgren, Virginia, and began operations on 1 October 1985.[1] Naval Space Command used space capabilities to support naval forces through the operation of reconnaissance and communications satellites, as well as representing the Navy's space interests, both within the Navy and within U.S. Space Command.[2]
The command was merged into Naval Network and Space Operations Command, itself part of Naval Network Warfare Command, about July 2002.[3]