Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center

The Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center (JOPC) is a subordinate center of United States Space Command's Combined Force Space Component Command. It is responsible for planning and coordinating overhead persistent infrared operations. The JOPC is located at Buckley Air Force Base.

Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center
Seal of the Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center
Country United States
TypeSpace warfare center
RoleOverhead persistent infrared operations
Part of Combined Force Space Component Command
HeadquartersBuckley Air Force Base, Colorado, U.S.

Mission

The Joint Overhead Persistent Infrared Center is a joint endeavor between United States Space Command and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. The JOPC develops integrated OPIR collection and exploitation strategies and plans for OPIR sensors (both Intelligence Community and Department of Defense sensors) in support of missile warning, missile defense, awareness of the operating environment, technical intelligence, and civil/environmental mission areas. [1]

See Space-Based Infrared System (SBIRS).

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References
  1. "Space operations" (PDF). www.jcs.mil. 10 April 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2020.


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