Summary
Manages or performs duties to develop, sustain, and enhance space capabilities to defend national interests from attack and to create effects in the space domain to achieve Service, Combatant Command, and national objectives.
Conducts space control, space force enhancement, and space force support operations using established tactics, techniques, and procedures.
Technical School
Days: 51
Locations: Vandenberg, California
Other Names
None
Bonus
4-Year Bonus: None
6-Year Bonus: $5,000
Badge
Space Badge
Duty Identifier
Unknown
Clearance
Top Secret
Open Aptitude Category
Electrical
AFSC Entry Requirements
Demographics
Males: 929
Females: 147
Total: 1076
Community College of the Air Force Degree
Air and Space Operations Technology
CCAF Degree Plan
AFSC YouTube Videos
AFSC Reddit Posts
Duties and Responsibilities
Detects, identifies, and maintains orbital parameters on earth satellite vehicles using optical and radar sensors. Protects friendly satellite communications and disrupts adversary satellite communications by operating defensive and offensive space control systems.
Detects and tracks missile launches using a variety of ground and space-based sensors. Forward information to appropriate command and control agencies.
Plans and executes satellite contacts, resolves emergencies, and performs satellite commanding during launch, early orbit, daily operations, and end-of-life testing. Performs launch and on-orbit operations for military satellites.
Plans and executes battlespace characterization, technology demonstrations and combat operations to deter and defeat on-orbit adversarial threats.
Performs command and control functions at numerous C2 agencies such as the National Space Defense Center Combined Space Operations Center, regional Joint and Combined Air and Space Operations Centers, National Reconnaissance Operations Center, Missile Warning Center, and NORAD/USNORTHCOM Command Center.
Ensures operational effectiveness and suitability of space capabilities through operational testing and evaluation. Replicates adversary space capabilities to improve combat training and increase readiness to respond and counter threats against space assets.
Specialty Qualifications
Knowledge is mandatory of the following:
- Satellite C2 and principles of space and ground segments.
- Space warning and control systems.
- Orbital mechanics.
- Electromagnetic spectrum.
- Crew operations.
- Data analysis procedures.
- Sensor theory.
- Data transmission, receiving, recording, and relaying theory.
- Administrative practices.
For entry into this specialty, completion of high school with coursework in algebra is required. Coursework in physics, geometry, trigonometry, and/or computer science is desirable.
Training-
For award of AFSC 1C631, completion of the 1C6 Enlisted Undergraduate Space Training (EUST).
Experience-
The following experience is mandatory for award of the AFSC indicated:
- 1C651. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1C631, completion of 1C651 Career Development Course, 1 year of experience in a 1C6X1 position, and positional certification per applicable MAJCOM policy.
- 1C671. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1C651, completion of 1C671 Career Development Course and experience performing or supervising space systems operations functions and activities.
- 1C691. Qualification in and possession of AFSC 1C671. Also, experience managing space systems operations activities.
- Normal color vision as defined in AFI 48-123, Medical Examinations and Standards.
- Must maintain local network access IAW AFI 17-130, Cybersecurity Program Management Systems and AFMAN 17-1301, Computer Security.
- Specialty requires routine access to Tier 5 (T5) information, systems, or similar classified environment.
- T5 eligibility granted based upon the favorable adjudication of a T5 investigation is mandatory.
- Completion of a T5 investigation and T5 eligibility granted based upon the favorable adjudication and IAW DoDM AFMAN 16-1405, Air Force Personnel Security Program, is mandatory.
NOTE: The 1C631 AFSC awarding course requires an interim or fully adjudicated T5 clearance by training day 70 or when access to course requires it, whichever comes first.
NOTE: Interim or final T5 eligibility must be granted prior to retraining into AFSC 1C6X1.
Civilian Career Options
High Salary: $118,610
Low Salary: $41,970
- Aerospace Engineering and Operations Technologists and Technicians: $68,570
- Aerospace Engineers: $118,610
- Atmospheric and Space Scientists: $99,740
- Cartographers and Photogrammetrists: $68,380
- Computer Network Support Specialists: $65,450
- Computer Systems Analysts: $93,730
- Computer User Support Specialists: $52,690
- General and Operations Managers: $103,650
- Geographic Information Systems Technologists and Technicians: $92,870
- Intelligence Analysts: $86,940
- Network and Computer Systems Administrators: $84,810
- Operations Research Analysts: $86,200
- Precision Agriculture Technicians: $41,970
- Remote Sensing Scientists and Technologists: $107,210
- Remote Sensing Technicians: $52,460
- Technical Writers: $74,650
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Shreadouts
None
Assignments
Career Field Education and Training Plan
Restricted