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====Global Positioning System and military satellite communications====
{{main|Space Delta 8}}
[[File:4th Space Operations Squadron (7141773).jpeg|thumb|Members of the [[4th Space Operations Squadron]] Mobile Operations Flight conducting armed convoy operations]]
The Space Force's Space Delta 8 is the operator of the [[Global Positioning System]] and the military's array of communications spacecraft.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Units/Space-Delta-8/|title=Space Delta 8|website=www.schriever.spaceforce.mil|access-date=26 February 2023|archive-date=26 February 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230226020120/https://www.schriever.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Units/Space-Delta-8/|url-status=dead}}</ref>

The Global Positioning System is operated by the [[2nd Space Operations Squadron]], providing [[positioning, navigation, and timing]] information for civilian and military users across the entire world.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Article/2197765/global-positioning-system/ | title=Global Positioning System }}</ref> The Space Force's GPS system has become an integral element of the global information infrastructure, being used in virtually all sectors of the economy, including agriculture, aviation, marine transportation, surveying and mapping, and transit navigation. Its timing signal is used to synchronize global communication systems, electrical power grids, and financial networks.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.gps.gov/applications/timing/|title=GPS.gov: Timing Applications|website=www.gps.gov}}</ref> The Global Positioning System also has a secondary mission of carrying [[Nuclear detonation detection system|nuclear detonation detection sensor]]s.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.energy.gov/nnsa/articles/nnsa-delivers-enduring-space-based-nuclear-detonation-detection-capability | title=NNSA delivers enduring space-based nuclear detonation detection capability }}</ref>

Military satellite communication systems include the [[Fleet Satellite Communications System]], [[UHF Follow-On satellite]], and [[Mobile User Objective System]], operated by the [[10th Space Operations Squadron]] and inherited from the U.S. Navy.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spacebasedelta1.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/3146952/10th-space-operations-squadron/ | title=10th Space Operations Squadron }}</ref> The payloads on the [[Wideband Global SATCOM]] and [[Defense Satellite Communications System]] are operated by the [[53rd Space Operations Squadron]], a role inherited from the U.S. Army.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spacebasedelta1.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/3146992/53rd-space-operations-squadron/ | title=53rd Space Operations Squadron }}</ref> Finally, spacecraft operations for the Wideband Global SATCOM and Defense Satellite Communications System are conducted by the [[4th Space Operations Squadron]], in addition to the [[Milstar]] and [[Advanced Extremely High Frequency]] satellites, which both additionally support command and control of strategic nuclear forces.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spacebasedelta1.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/2815644/4th-space-operations-squadron/ | title=4th Space Operations Squadron }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/2381348/advanced-extremely-high-frequency-system-aehf | title=Advanced Extremely High Frequency System (AEHF) | access-date=4 March 2023 | archive-date=4 March 2023 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230304180427/https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Fact-Sheets/Display/Article/2381348/advanced-extremely-high-frequency-system-aehf | url-status=dead }}</ref>