SMC Mission: Deliver resilient, affordable and sustainable space capabilities for the nation SMC Vision: To forge an agile team that delivers innovation, war-winning capabilities
SMC is headquartered at Los Angeles AFB in El Segundo, Calif. The center employs an estimated 6,300 people including military, civilians and contractors at LAAFB and other locations worldwide . The center is responsible for on-orbit check-out, testing, sustainment and maintenance of military satellite constellations and other Department of Defense space systems. SMC's mission is to deliver resilient and affordable space capabilities. Space Force, is the center of technical excellence for developing, acquiring, fielding and sustaining military space systems. The Space and Missile Systems Center, a subordinate unit of U.S.
