3rd Satellite Communications Squadron

{{short description|U.S. Space Force unit}}

{{Third-party|date=July 2023}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Use American English|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox military unit

| unit_name = 3rd Satellite Communications Squadron

| image = 3rd Satellite Communications Squadron emblem.png

| image_size =

| caption = 3 SCS emblem

| dates = 24 March 2022–present

| country ={{Flagu|United States}}

| branch = {{no wrap|{{space force|United States}}}}

| type = Squadron

| role = Space domain awareness

| size =

| command_structure = Space Delta 4

| garrison = Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado, U.S.

| garrison_label= Headquarters

| nickname = Ravens{{citation needed|date=September 2023}}

| motto =

| website=

|commander1= Maj James Hur

|notable_commanders=

|identification_symbol=

|identification_symbol_label= 381 Training Support Squadron emblem

}}

The 3rd Satellite Communications Squadron is a United States Space Force unit responsible for maintaining critical communication for missile warning. It is a part of Space Delta 4 and headquartered at Buckley Space Force Base, Colorado. It was activated on 24 March 2022 after inactivating Space Delta 4, Detachment 1.{{Cite web|url=https://www.spoc.spaceforce.mil/News/Article-Display/Article/3025983/|title=Space Delta 4, Detachment 1, Deactivates [sic], Then Reactivates as 3rd Space Communications Squ|website=Space Operations Command (SpOC)|date=9 May 2022 }}