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UK Space Command

UK Space Command was established on 1 April 2021 and is a key part of the development of a strategy to operate in space and protect UK interests. Disruption to the UK’s use of space, or the use of space by the UK’s allies, could significantly affect civilian, commercial, and defence activity. UK Space Command personnel monitor space 24/7, 365 days a year, to protect the UK’s interests in space.

UK Space Command is a joint command staffed by the Royal Navy, British Army, Royal Air Force, civil servants, and commercial partners.

UK Space Command brings together three functions:

• SPACE OPERATIONS: Protect and defend UK and allied interests in space, and control all the UK’s defence space capabilities, including the UK Space Operations Centre and RAF Fylingdales

• SPACE WORKFORCE: Recruit, train, and develop defence personnel to work in the space domain

• SPACE CAPABILITY: Develop and deliver space equipment programmes that integrate with other defence capabilities

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