1st Range Operations Squadron

1st Range Operations Squadron
1 ROPS emblem
Active1 December 2003–present
Country United States
Branch United States Space Force
TypeSquadron
RoleSpace launch
Part ofSpace Launch Delta 45
HeadquartersPatrick 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]