This is a list of space forces, units, and formations that identifies the current and historical antecedents and insignia for the military space arms of countries fielding a space component, whether an independent space force, multinational commands, joint command, or as a part of another military service.
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People's Liberation Army Aerospace Force[1] | 2024 | |
People's Liberation Army Strategic Support Force Space Systems Department [zh][2] |
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2015–2024 | ||
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1998–2016 | |||
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United States Space Force[4] | 2019 | |
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1982–2019 | |||
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1982–1985 | |||
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1963–1984[a] | |||
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1976–1980[b] | |||
Fourteenth Aerospace Force (Aerospace Defense Command)[6] |
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1968–1980[c] | ||
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1961–1968 | |||
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1960–1961 [d] | |||
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1955–1964 [e] | |||
Space and Missile Systems Center (Air Force Materiel Command)[6] |
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1992–2001[f] | ||
Space Systems Division (Air Force Systems Command)[6] |
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1989–1992 [g] | ||
Space Division (Air Force Systems Command)[6] |
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1979–1989 | ||
Space and Missile Systems Organization (Air Force Systems Command)[6] |
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1967–1979 | ||
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1961–1967 | |||
Air Force Ballistic Missile Organization (Air Research and Development Command)[6] |
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1957–1961 | ||
Western Development Division (Air Research and Development Command)[6] |
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1954–1957 | ||
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1950–1954 | |||
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1947–1951[h] | |||
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1945–1947[i] |
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