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==Privately-operated Mission Control Centers== *[[Axiom Space]] Mission Control Center (MCC-A) in Houston, Texas.<ref>{{cite web|title=NSSDCA Spacecraft Axiom 1 |url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=2022-037A|website=NASA|access-date=March 9, 2025}}</ref> * [[Boeing]] Satellite Development Center (SDC) Mission Control Center<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/mcc/mcc_factsheet.html |access-date=December 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230202522/http://www.boeing.com/defense-space/space/bss/factsheets/mcc/mcc_factsheet.html |archive-date=December 30, 2008|title=Satellite Mission Control Center}}</ref> in El Segundo, California, US. In charge of several military satellites. *The [[Kongsberg Satellite Services]] (KSAT) space operations center in [[Tromsø, Norway]] performs command and control for 13 satellites.<ref>{{cite news|title=KSAT expands role in satellite operations|author=Debra Werner|date=February 5, 2025|url=https://spacenews.com/ksat-expands-role-in-satellite-operations/|publisher=Space News|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref> * [[Lockheed Martin]] [[A2100]] Space Operations Center (ASOC)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ssc/CommercialSpace/Facilities.html |access-date=December 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081225110021/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/ssc/CommercialSpace/Facilities.html |archive-date=December 25, 2008|title=World Class Satellites and Facilities}}</ref> in Newtown, Pennsylvania, US. In charge of several military satellites. *[[Parsons Corporation]] operates the Parsons Space Operations Center (PSOC) in [[Colorado Springs, Colorado]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Parsons launches space ops center|author=Loren Blinde |date=February 15, 2023|url=https://intelligencecommunitynews.com/parsons-launches-space-ops-center/|publisher=Intelligence Community News|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref> to support command and control for the ''[[Polar Operational Environmental Satellites|NOAA POES]]''<ref>{{cite web|title=Parsons Takes Over 3 NOAA Satellites’ Operations Under GSaaS Contract |date=November 30, 2023|author=Arthur McMiler|url=https://potomacofficersclub.com/parsons-corp-s-colorado-springs-facility-has-taken-over-full-operations-of-three-spacecraft-of-the-noaas-polar-satellite-fleet-under-a-ground-station-as-a-service-contract/ |website=Potomac Officers Club|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref> and ''[[Blackjack (satellite)|DARPA Blackjack]]'' satellite programs.<ref>{{cite news|title=Parsons to develop ground operations center for DARPA’s Blackjack satellites|author=Sandra Erwin|date=December 11, 2021|url=https://spacenews.com/parsons-to-develop-prototype-ground-operations-center-for-darpas-blackjack-satellites/ |publisher=Space News|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref> * Satellite operator [[SES (company)|SES]] controls its fleet of more than 50 satellites from operations centers in both [[Princeton, New Jersey]] and [[Luxembourg]].<ref>{{cite web|title=SES Unveils New Satellite Operations Center|date=July 31, 2014|url=https://www.ses.com/press-release/ses-unveils-new-satellite-operations-center|website=SES|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref> * [[Space Systems/Loral]] Mission Control Center in Palo Alto, California, US.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ssloral.com/html/aboutssl/overview.html |access-date=December 17, 2008 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090313023125/http://www.ssloral.com/html/aboutssl/overview.html |archive-date=March 13, 2009|title=Space Systems/Loral Overview}}</ref> * [[SpaceX]] Mission Control Center (MCC-X) in [[Hawthorne, California]] is the primary launch control facility for the company's Falcon rockets.<ref>{{cite news|title=31 hours inside SpaceX Mission Control|author=David W. Brown | publisher=New York Times |date=Jan 17, 2023 |url=https://www.sfexaminer.com/news/business/31-hours-inside-spacex-mission-control/article_07587466-8ba0-11ed-8742-2b25cfec2892.html|access-date=March 8, 2025}}</ref>
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