1st Satellite Control Battalion
The 1st Satellite Control Battalion provides continuous, reliable, robust, worldwide communications support to US warfighting forces, strategic military users, the US intelligence community and the National Command Authority via the Defense Satellite Communications System (DSCS). The battalion is responsible for the daily command and control of the DSCS satellites and communications networks supported by these satellites.
The 1st SATCON Battalion controls the satellite links for tactical and strategic warfighter communications networks. The companies also provide payload control to the satellite as well as technical and troubleshooting assistance required to ensure maximum support to the user. In addition, the DCF provides platform control, monitoring the health and welfare of the payloads for selected satellites in the DSCS constellation.
Customers can communicate via DSCS using large, fixed earth terminal ground stations, transportable ground stations, and highly mobile, tactical ground stations.
The 1st Satellite Control Battalion operates and maintains five DSCS control facilities located around the world, and the DOCS Certification Facility (DCF) at Schriever AFB, CO. On a typical day, the DSCS Operations Centers control nearly 1,000 links on ten satellites to provide vital communications support to deployed warfighters, strategic users and the intelligence community around the world.
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