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• Starlink’s survivability in war a good sign for DoD’s future constellation SpaceNews · 25 Oct 2022 SDA Director Derek Tournear said Starlink's performance so far speaks to the power of a proliferated constellation to deter attacks and provide resilience
• SDA slide reveals Tranche 0 optical terminal manufacturers SpaceNews · 18 Oct 2022 “I'm going to do competitions for every Tranche, every layer, every time and it's going to be full and open,” Space Development Agency director Derek Tournear said. “The only way we can do that is if I make sure all the...
• York Space wins $200 million Space Development Agency contract for 12 satellites SpaceNews · 6 Oct 2022 York Space won a $200 million contract for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) program
• Ball Aerospace wins $176 million contract to build and operate 10 satellites for Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 4 Oct 2022 The Space Development Agency announced Oct. 4 it awarded Ball Aerospace a $176 million contract to build, operate and secure launch services for 10 experimental satellites.
• Space Development Agency is now officially part of the Space Force SpaceNews · 1 Oct 2022 The Space Development Agency was officially transferred to the U.S. Space Force, Oct. 1.
• L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus SpaceNews · 21 Sep 2022 Under a $700 million contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency, L3Harris will build 14 satellites using a new Maxar bus.
• New tri-agency office to coordinate U.S. missile-defense space programs SpaceNews · 16 Sep 2022 The Space Systems Command, the Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency have formed a new program office to coordinate disparate procurements of satellites to detect ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
• Space Development Agency’s first launch slips due to supply chain setbacks SpaceNews · 14 Sep 2022 The first launch of the Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit satellites that had been scheduled for late September is slipping to no earlier than mid-December.
• As DoD shifts to smaller satellites, rideshare questions emerge SpaceNews · 18 Aug 2022 Lawmakers in the 2023 NDAA recommended that the Space Force and Space Development Agency use a "common launch integrator" to manage rideshares
• Maxar to supply 14 satellites for U.S. military missile-tracking constellation SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Maxar Technologies announced Aug. 9 it was selected by L3Harris to manufacture 14 missile-detection satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
• Terran Orbital prioritizes work on SDA smallsats over PredaSAR SpaceNews · 9 Aug 2022 Small satellite manufacturer Terran Orbital reported increased revenues Aug. 9 as it ramps up work on satellites for the Space Development Agency, but is planning to sell stock as its cash reserves decline.
• Space Development Agency to take another stab at space-to-aircraft laser communications SpaceNews · 5 Aug 2022 SDA is seeking proposals for a demonstration of laser communications between orbiting satellites and aircraft in flight
• L3Harris, Northrop Grumman to build 28 missile-tracking satellites for U.S. Space Development Agency SpaceNews · 18 Jul 2022 The Space Development Agency awarded contracts to L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman to each build 14 missile-tracking satellites.
• Northrop Grumman selects Airbus to supply satellite buses for U.S. military constellation SpaceNews · 5 Jul 2022 Airbus U.S. Space and Defense will produce 42 satellite buses for the Space Development Agency's Transport Layer Tranche 1
• Northrop Grumman demonstrates Mynaric laser terminals for military constellation SpaceNews · 14 Jun 2022 Using Mynaric terminals,, Northrop Grumman conducted a ground demonstration of optical communications for the U.S. Space Development Agency's low Earth orbit constellation
• DoD space agency to acquire 10 satellites for experiments in low Earth orbit SpaceNews · 12 Jun 2022 The Space Development Agency is looking to acquire as many as 10 satellites to host military payloads for experiments in low Earth orbit.
• General Dynamics wins ground systems contract for Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation SpaceNews · 26 May 2022 General Dynamics Mission Systems won a $324.5 million contract to operate the ground systems and manage network operations of the Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation.
• Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages SpaceNews · 17 May 2022 The Space Development Agency and its contractors have had to scramble to deal with parts shortages and other supply chain problems that have affected the entire space industry.
• Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract SpaceNews · 23 Apr 2022 Communications satellite operator Iridum and General Dynamics Mission Systems submitted a joint bid to operate and manage the Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation.
• Space Development Agency to accelerate deployment of missile-tracking satellites SpaceNews · 10 Apr 2022 The U.S. Space Force is requesting an additional $200 million in fiscal year 2023 to launch satellites for the Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking constellation.
• War in Ukraine underscores need for missile defense upgrade SpaceNews · 6 Apr 2022 The war in Ukraine is demonstrating the rapid pace of change in modern warfare and underscoring the need for the enhanced missile defense capabilities, said Derek Tournear, director of the Pentagon's Space Development Ag...
• Satellite supplier with in-house production bid the lowest price for DoD constellation SpaceNews · 23 Mar 2022 Frank Turner, technical director of the Space Development Agency, said companies that manufacture their own satellites buses are bidding much lower prices than those that don't
• Congress gives DoD more money for space, with caveats SpaceNews · 13 Mar 2022 Defense appropriators in the 2022 spending bill added nearly $1.3 billion for U.S. Space Force and Space Development Agency programs above what the Biden administration requested.
• DoD space agency funds development of laser terminal that connects to multiple satellites at once SpaceNews · 10 Mar 2022 The Space Development Agency awarded BridgeComm and Space Micro a $1.7 million contract to demonstrate point-to-multipoint communications
• Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, York Space selected to build DoD’s internet-in-space constellation SpaceNews · 28 Feb 2022 The Space Development Agency announced Feb. 28 it awarded Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems contracts worth nearly $1.8 billion to produce 126 satellites for a global communications network in low...
• SDA seeks commercial Earth-observation data SpaceNews · 10 Feb 2022 The Defense Department’s Space Development Agency is looking for ways to rapidly acquire Earth observation data.
• Space Development Agency experiment demonstrates on-orbit data processing SpaceNews · 8 Feb 2022 A data processor launched to orbit by the Space Development Agency has performed an early demonstration of autonomous data fusion in space.
• Space Development Agency, General Atomics eye options after setback in laser comms experiment SpaceNews · 6 Feb 2022 After a setback in a laser communications experiment launched last June, the Space Development Agency and satellite manufacturer General Atomics are considering next steps.
• Space and national security: What to expect in 2022 SpaceNews · 19 Jan 2022 The Space Force stands on firmer political ground but is coming under pressure to deliver new technologies to counter threats from Russia and China. The Space Development Agency is counting down to the launch of its firs...
• Space Force on track to absorb Space Development Agency this fall SpaceNews · 12 Jan 2022 The Space Development Agency, created in 2019 as a separate entity under the Office of the Secretary of Defense, will be transferred to the U.S. Space Force in October, the agency’s director confirmed Jan. 12.
• L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites pass critical design reviews SpaceNews · 20 Dec 2021 Missile-tracking satellites developed by L3Harris for the U.S. Missile Defense Agency and the Space Development Agency passed critical design reviews.
• Space Development Agency to acquire 28 missile-tracking satellites to launch in late 2024 SpaceNews · 8 Dec 2021 The Pentagon’s Space Development Agency is planning a new procurement of satellites that will be part of a global constellation of missile-tracking space sensors.
• DoD space agency making contingency plans in case Congress doesn’t pass a budget SpaceNews · 6 Dec 2021 The Space Development Agency’s plans to launch 20 satellites and procure an additional 126 over the coming year could be derailed if Congress doesn’t pass a budget when temporary funding expires in February, SDA director...
• Changes ahead for Space Force procurement organizations SpaceNews · 3 Dec 2021 A new senior procurement executive for space programs will oversee the transfer of the Space Development Agency and a restructuring of the Space Systems Command
• Space Development Agency a potential ‘path to market’ for commercial satellite imagery SpaceNews · 17 Nov 2021 The Space Development Agency would allow satellite imagery vendors to send data directly to DoD transport satellites.
• Capella to install optical terminals on imaging satellites to share data with DoD space agency SpaceNews · 9 Nov 2021 Capella Space will begin installing optical communications terminals on synthetic-aperture radar (SAR) satellites in 2022 as part of a campaign to quickly deliver data to the Pentagon Space Development Agency’s new Natio...
• Space Development Agency to release new solicitation for constellation ground segment SpaceNews · 7 Nov 2021 The Space Development Agency in early 2022 will seek bids for the ground segment portion of its low-Earth orbit constellation.
• Space Development Agency’s request for bids challenged for ‘risk’ imposed on contractors SpaceNews · 29 Oct 2021 Maxar Technologies decided to challenge a Defense Department procurement of 126 satellites because of the financial burden the program imposed on contractors, the company said.
• DoD space agency changes course on satellite procurement in wake of Maxar’s protest SpaceNews · 28 Oct 2021 In response to a protest filed by Maxar Technologies, the Defense Department’s Space Development Agency is canceling a solicitation issued Aug. 30 seeking bids for 144 satellites and will start over with a new procuremen...
• Maxar files protest over Space Development Agency’s satellite procurement SpaceNews · 12 Oct 2021 Maxar Technologies filed a protest with the Government Accountability Office Oct. 8 challenging a Space Development Agency solicitation seeking industry bids for 126 satellites.