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• SpaceX launches of Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission NASASpaceflight · 31 Aug 2023 Following two scrubs, SpaceX launched on the third attempt with a batch of 13 communications and missile tracking satellites from Space Launch Complex 4 East (SLC-4E) at Vandenberg Space Force Base on the Tranche 0 Fligh...
• SpaceX and SDA Ready to Fly for Tranche-0B Space Scout · 30 Aug 2023 SpaceX and the Space Development Agency (SDA) are gearing up to launch their next batch of satellites as part of their Tranche program.
• SpaceX to launch military communications satellites Teslarati · 30 Aug 2023 SpaceX is targeting the launch of the 2nd Tranche 0 mission for the Space Development Agency on August 31st at 7:26 a.m....
• Space Development Agency’s data-transport satellites get more complex SpaceNews · 29 Aug 2023 The 72 data-transport satellites that the Space Development Agency plans to launch to orbit in 2026 will be the most complex yet.
• Hera Systems and LeoStella team up to compete for military satellite orders SpaceNews · 28 Aug 2023 Small satellite manufacturers Hera Systems and LeoStella are teaming up to compete for a large military contract to be awarded this fall by the U.S. Space Development Agency.
• Mynaric to design optical ground terminal for U.S. military constellation SpaceNews · 22 Aug 2023 Mynaric, a supplier of laser communications terminals, was selected by the Space Development Agency to design an optical ground station to transmit to and receive data from satellites in low Earth orbit.
• Pentagon space arm awards $1.5 billion contract to Lockheed, Northrop for communications satellites CNBC · 21 Aug 2023 The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency on Monday awarded $1.5 billion in contracts to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman for prototype communications satellites.
• Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites SpaceNews · 21 Aug 2023 The Space Development Agency announced Aug. 21 it awarded contracts worth $1.5 billion to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin to build and operate 72 satellites.
• Space Development Agency to consider commercial LEO options to augment DoD network SpaceNews · 17 Aug 2023 SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions and Aalyria Technologies were selected for market-research studies on how commercial systems could add capacity to the military’s future low Earth orbit constellation.
• SDA Looks To Change How US Military Buys Satellites The Launch Pad · 15 Aug 2023 For decades, the Pentagon's massive space budget has been primarily allocated to traditional geostationary satellites; but the four-year-old Space Development Agency (SDA) is looking to revolutionize this approach.
• Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites SpaceNews · 11 Aug 2023 The Space Development Agency is breaking with tradition by seeking out multiple vendors for its low Earth orbit satellite network.
• SDA To Expand North Dakota Satellite Ground Operations The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2023 The Space Development Agency (SDA) has revealed intentions to establish a new satellite testing facility at the Grand Forks Air Force Base situated in North Dakota.
• Lockheed Martin Complete SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer Critical Design Review The Launch Pad · 9 Aug 2023 Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and the Space Development Agency (SDA) have accomplished a successful Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) program. This milestone p...
• Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota SpaceNews · 8 Aug 2023 The Space Development Agency announced plans to build a new satellite testing facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base, North Dakota.
• Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review SpaceNews · 7 Aug 2023 A communications satellite designed by Lockheed Martin for the Space Development Agency passed a critical design review, the company announced Aug. 7.
• LeoStella unveils its largest smallsat to target SDA contracts SpaceNews · 6 Aug 2023 LeoStella announced details about its largest spacecraft yet Aug. 6 with plans to deliver its first two 500-kilogram-class satellites to a commercial radar constellation customer next summer.
• Space Development Agency issues new solicitation for 100 satellites SpaceNews · 29 Jun 2023 The Space Development Agency on June 28 released a solicitation for bids for its next procurement of 100 satellites as the agency continues to build out a military constellation in low Earth orbit.
• Space Development Agency’s missile warning satellites transmit first images SpaceNews · 19 Jun 2023 The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency said it received initial images from its first missile-warning satellites launched April 2 to low Earth orbit.
• SAIC to develop ‘software factory’ for Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 8 Jun 2023 The Space Development Agency awarded a $64 million contract to Science Applications International Corp. (SAIC) to develop a software applications factory for the agency’s low Earth orbit constellation.
• Space Development Agency to launch 13 satellites in late June SpaceNews · 26 May 2023 The Space Development Agency is preparing to launch at least 13 satellites in late June, the agency’s director Derek Tournear said May 26.
• Space Development Agency issues draft solicitation for 100 satellites SpaceNews · 12 May 2023 In a May 11 draft solicitation, the agency laid out its requirements for 100 “Alpha” satellites that will be part of a mesh network known as Transport Layer Tranche 2.
• Maxar pursuing defense deals for its new line of small satellites SpaceNews · 8 May 2023 Maxar Technologies is set to deliver in early 2024 the first of 16 satellite buses ordered by L3Harris for a military constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) run by the U.S. Space Development Agency.
• CesiumAstro to supply communications payloads for Space Development Agency satellites SpaceNews · 4 May 2023 CesiumAstro, a company that specializes in communications technologies for satellites and aircraft, will supply electronic phased-array payloads for seven U.S. military satellites built by Raytheon Technologies.
• Raytheon rethinks strategy to compete in military satellite market SpaceNews · 27 Apr 2023 Raytheon is building seven satellites for the Space Development Agency but plans to pursue a different strategy in future SDA satellite procurements.
• Northrop Grumman clears design hurdle for military communications satellite SpaceNews · 18 Apr 2023 Northrop Grumman completed a critical design review of a Space Development Agency communications satellite in 13 months, a fraction of the time required for traditional space programs.
• Ball taps Loft and Microsoft for SDA NExT program SpaceNews · 11 Apr 2023 Ball Aerospace announced plans April 11 to work with Loft Federal and Microsoft’s Azure Orbital on the Space Development Agency’s National Defense Space Architecture Experimental Testbed program.
• Space Development Agency’s first satellite launch hailed as model SpaceNews · 5 Apr 2023 The successful launch of Tranche 0 satellites took place 27 months after SDA, an agency under the U.S. Space Force, ordered the satellites, drawing praise from senior officials.
• SpaceX launches 10 satellites for U.S. Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 2 Apr 2023 A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off April 2 at 10:29 a.m. Eastern from Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, carrying 10 military satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
• SpaceX launches initial satellites for Space Development Agency NASASpaceflight · 2 Apr 2023 SpaceX has launched a batch of 10 communications and missile tracking satellites on the Tranche 0 Flight 1 mission for the Space Development Agency (SDA) on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 7:29 AM PDT (14:29 UTC).
• SpaceX ready for launch with initial satellites for Space Development Agency NASASpaceflight · 30 Mar 2023 SpaceX is now scheduled to launch a batch of 10 communications and missile tracking satellites on the Tranche 0 Flight 1 mission for the Space Development Agency (SDA) on Sunday, April 2, 2023, at 7:29 AM PDT (14:29 UTC)...
• US Space Development Agency Ready To Launch First Satellites The Launch Pad · 29 Mar 2023 The Space Development Agency (SDA), a Pentagon initiative created in 2019 to accelerate the use of commercial space technology, is set to launch its first fleet of 10 satellites on March 30th.
• Military space agency created to go fast is about to launch its first satellites SpaceNews · 29 Mar 2023 The Space Development Agency, formed inside the Pentagon in 2019 to help accelerate the use of commercial space technology, is preparing to launch on March 30 its inaugural fleet of 10 satellites.
• Raytheon wins $250 million contract for missile-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2023 The Space Development Agency awarded Raytheon Technologies a $250 million contract to build seven missile-tracking satellites for the agency’s low Earth orbit constellation
• CesiumAstro wins SDA contract for Link 16 antennas SpaceNews · 2 Mar 2023 SAN FRANCISCO — CesiumAstro won a $5 million contract from the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency to develop active electronically scanned array antennas compatible with the Link 16 tactical data network. The Austin-bas...
• Space Development Agency renames constellation to reflect focus on U.S. warfighter SpaceNews · 23 Jan 2023 The Space Development Agency is renaming its planned network of military satellites “Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture."
• Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for U.S. military constellation SpaceNews · 22 Dec 2022 Terran Orbital announced Dec. 22 it has completed delivery of 10 satellite buses ordered by Lockheed Martin for the Space Development Agency's mesh network in low Earth orbit.
• Space Development Agency’s first launch slips to March due to satellite glitch SpaceNews · 9 Dec 2022 The first launch of the Space Development Agency’s constellation planned for mid-December will slip to March 2023 due to an anomaly detected in York Space’s satellites.
• Space Development Agency still hoping to launch satellites next month, ‘but there’s risk’ SpaceNews · 10 Nov 2022 The Space Development Agency remains optimistic it will launch next month the first satellites of a planned mesh network of sensors and communications nodes in low Earth orbit
• Rocket Lab wins $14 million in contracts to supply hardware for U.S. military satellites SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2022 Rocket Lab USA won two contracts worth $14 million to provide separation systems for Space Development Agency satellites.
• Leidos selected by Northrop Grumman to supply sensor payloads for U.S. missile-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 1 Nov 2022 Northrop Grumman selected Leidos to supply infrared sensor payloads for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite constellation in low Earth orbit.