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13SX Space Operations Officer

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Overview

Space operations officers direct satellite systems that support communication and tracking. They oversee space surveillance, space lift, space warning, and satellite command and control while assessing operations and planning future systems, facilities, and personnel.

Minimum clearance: TS/SCI

Core Skills

  • Space operations in contested environments
  • Space capability development and sustainment
  • Space operations advisory support

Civilian Career Paths

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Satellite Operations Controller

Documented orbital or mission-operations experience within 13SX can transfer to satellite mission monitoring and coordination.

How to prepare: Build an experience summary from training records and duty evaluations documenting relevant orbital or mission-operations assignments before targeting controller openings. The cited Peraton opening at Schriever Garrison requires U.S. citizenship, a high school diploma or GED, five years of related satellite-operations experience, an active TS/SCI with a polygraph, and willingness to work mission-support shifts.

What the civilian work involves
  • Establishing voice, messaging, and data communications for multiple-satellite programs of varying priorities and classifications.
  • Configuration and monitoring of displays for computer and network equipment during normal mission operations.
  • Multi-program coordination and scheduling using custom software tools.
Civilian tools and software (examples)
  • custom software tools

Notes & Sources

  • 13SX includes orbital warfare, space electronic warfare, space battle management, and space access and sustainment; the family designation alone does not establish satellite-control experience.
Evidence for this guidance (2 documents)
  1. DAFOCD, 30 Apr 26: SPACE OPERATIONS (13SX)

    [1] Specialty Summary section "SPACE OPERATIONS"; normalized cached text lines 2760-2784; family-level section (13S4, 13S3, 13S1)

    Supports: Space operations in contested environments, Space capability development and sustainment, Space operations advisory support, Satellite Operations Controller

  2. Peraton: Satellite Operations Controller (Active TS/SCI/Poly), Schriever Garrison, Colorado (FROST program)

    [2] About The Role, Satellite Operations Controller responsibilities, and Required Experience; requisition 2026-169840, posting rechecked 2026-09-23

    Supports: Satellite Operations Controller

Defense contractor jobs for 13SX

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