(Getty Images) SDA, SpaceX set to fly second batch of Tranche 0 satellites The agency will soon launch 13 additional systems with a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base. Sep 1, 2023 By Mikayla Easley
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying the Starlink 4-20 mission, launches from Space Launch Complex 40 at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on September 4, 2022. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images) Pentagon contracting with SpaceX’s Starlink to provide satellite communication capabilities for Ukraine The Pentagon is buying satcom capabilities from SpaceX’s Starlink to aid the Ukrainian military in its war with Russia, DefenseScoop has learned. Jun 1, 2023 By Jon Harper
Screenshot of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 launch, April 2, 2023. Third time’s a charm: SpaceX launches SDA’s first batch of Tranche 0 satellites After multiple postponements, SpaceX successfully launched 10 of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 satellites on Sunday. Apr 2, 2023 By Jon Harper
Screenshot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 carrying 10 SDA Tranche 0 satellites. SpaceX again stands down first launch of SDA’s Tranche 0 satellites, plans to reschedule The Space Development Agency has once again delayed the liftoff of its Tranche 0 satellites after launch provider SpaceX aborted Friday's mission. Mar 31, 2023 By Mikayla Easley
Screenshot of SpaceX’s Falcon 9 carrying 10 SDA Tranche 0 satellites. SpaceX aborts initial launch of SDA’s Tranche 0 satellites SpaceX said in a tweet: “Falcon 9 had an auto abort just prior to T-0. Vehicle and payload are in good health; teams are resetting for a… Mar 30, 2023 By Mikayla Easley