Space Development Agency: Government / agency (United States), launches, rockets and satellites

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0Orbital launches

0All launches (incl. suborbital)

72Satellites in orbit

0Satellites built

0Rockets / spacecraft

Space Development Agency is a government organisation based in the United States, founded in 2019. Our records show 72 satellites in orbit.

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SpaceX to make another attempt to launch 21 data satellites for Space Development Agency Spaceflight Now · 9 Oct 2026
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency Spaceflight Now · 4 Oct 2026
The electronics ‘under the hood’ of space networking SpaceNews · 27 Aug 2026
SpaceX launches 21 satellites for military data network SpaceNews · 16 Jul 2026
Space Force Awards L3Harris & Sierra Space $1.75B Contract for 36 Missile Tracking Satellites The Launch Pad · 16 Jul 2026
Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency Spaceflight Now · 16 Jul 2026
L3Harris, Sierra Space to build 36 satellites to expand U.S. missile-tracking network SpaceNews · 13 Jul 2026
SDA TAP Lab Evolves Into BMC3I TAP Lab And In Partnership With Catalyst Campus Launches A New Multi-Phased Program To Accelerate Mission-Focused Technology Development SpaceNews · 9 Jul 2026
Senate NDAA backs plan to fold SDA, Space RCO into Space Force SpaceNews · 11 Jun 2026
House Armed Services draft bill eliminates SDA, Space RCO as separate entities SpaceNews · 27 May 2026

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This entry merges 2 sources: Launch Library 2 · GCAT (J. McDowell)
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Launch and satellite data: Jonathan McDowell's GCAT (CC BY 4.0) and CelesTrak. Rockets, spacecraft and agencies: Launch Library 2 by The Space Devs and Wikidata. News headlines link to their publishers via the Spaceflight News API and RSS feeds. Records come from several sources and are matched automatically, so treat the directory as a research aid, not an authority. How the data is built and checked.