# Space Superiority **Domain:** Space security / Strategy **Doc Type:** Developed Doctrine Node **Maturity:** Developing **Collection:** [[collections/War With Empire|War With Empire]] ## Definition **Space superiority** is the degree of control in the space domain that permits friendly forces to use space capabilities at a given time and place while limiting an adversary's ability to do the same. It is conditional and contested, not permanent ownership of space. ## Significance Satellites provide observation, communication, navigation, timing, and warning to other realms. Space superiority therefore sits inside a [[wiki/Multi-Realm Continuum|multi-realm continuum]]: changes in orbital access can alter terrestrial, cyber, financial, and command environments. ## Routes [[wiki/Multi-Realm Continuum|Multi-Realm Continuum]] · [[wiki/CJADC2|CJADC2]] · [[wiki/Pax Silica|Pax Silica]] · [[wiki/Competitive Endurance|Competitive Endurance]] ## Sources - [[articles/gamification/America Loves Games and the Home Court Advantage|America Loves Games and the Home Court Advantage]] - [U.S. Space Force doctrine](https://www.spaceforce.mil/About-Us/Spacepower/)