page_title: United States Space Command
hierarchical_section_title: United States Space Command
caption_attribution_description: The logo of United States Space Command
context_page_description: United States Space Command is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations above 100 kilometers above mean sea level.
  Space Command was created in September 1985 to provide joint command and control for all military forces in outer space and coordinate with the other combatant commands. SPACECOM was inactivated in 2002, and its responsibilities and forces were merged into United States Strategic Command. After nearly 17 years, Space Command was reestablished on 29 August 2019, with a reemphasized focus on space as a warfighting domain.
context_section_description: United States Space Command (USSPACECOM or SPACECOM) is a unified combatant command of the United States Department of Defense, responsible for military operations in outer space, specifically all operations above 100 kilometers above mean sea level. 
  Space Command was created in September 1985 to provide joint command and control for all military forces in outer space and coordinate with the other combatant commands. SPACECOM was inactivated in 2002, and its responsibilities and forces were merged into United States Strategic Command. After nearly 17 years, Space Command was reestablished on 29 August 2019, with a reemphasized focus on space as a warfighting domain.
caption: Seal of United States Space Command
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