1st Range Operations Squadron | |
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Active | 1 December 2003–present |
Country | United States |
Branch | United States Space Force |
Type | Squadron |
Role | Space launch |
Part of | Space Launch Delta 45 |
Headquarters | Patrick Space Force Base, Florida, U.S. |
Commanders | |
Notable commanders | James E. Smith |
Insignia | |
Former 1st Range Operations Squadron emblem |
The 1st Range Operations Squadron (1 ROPS) is a United States Space Force unit responsible for executing real-time command and control of the Eastern Range in support of spacelift operations, ballistic missile test and evaluation, and aeronautical test and evaluation. It is under Space Launch Delta 45 and headquartered at Patrick Space Force Base, Florida. It was activated on 1 December 2003.[1]