Space Command
Insignia of Space Command
Active	18 January 2022 - present
Country	Australia
Branch	Joint Capabilities Group
Type	Joint space command
Role	Space operations
Motto	"The Ultimate High Ground"
Commanders
Commander Space Command	Major General Greg Novak

Space Command (SPACECOMD), (formerly Defence Space Command (DSpC)), is an Australian Defence Force integrated tri-service headquarters in Joint Capabilities Group (JCG) tasked with conducting strategic space planning, as well as design, construction, maintenance and operation of space facilities. Space Command operates with personnel from the Royal Australian Navy, Australian Army and Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) together with the Australian Public Service reporting to the Chief of Joint Capabilities.^[1] As of 2024, the Commander (COMD SPACECOMD) is Major General Greg Novak. ^[2][3]

Space Command was initially formed under the RAAF in January 2022, and reorganised under JCG in July 2023 in response to the Australian Defence Strategic Review^[4] No. 1 Space Surveillance Unit, which operates a space surveillance radar and telescope in partnership with the United States Space Force, was transferred from the RAAF to Space Command in July 2023.^[5]

See also

• Space command

References

External links

• Defence Space Command

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