Space Systems Command’s Tetra-1 Satellite Concludes Mission

The Tetra-1 satellite of the U.S. Space Force’s Innovation Development Branch—a function of Space Systems Command—has completed its mission after two years of service. The SSC said Tuesday the Tetra-1 satellite, launched on Nov. 1, 2022 will now transition to residual operations after helping over 250 U.S. Space Force Guardians, airmen and operators. The satellite was utilized for experimentations and training with different techniques and procedures in geosynchronous Earth orbit, or GEO. The Tetra-1 Satellite The Tetra-1 satellite, the first Tetra small satellite, was developed by Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing subsidiary, and fielded by the Innovation Development Branch of SSC’s Innovation andThe post Space Systems Command’s Tetra-1 Satellite Concludes Mission first appeared on Executive Gov.