SDA kicks off launch campaign for first operational data transport sats
“This is the first time we’ll be able to start working with our [combatant commanders] and our joint force to start integrating space into their operations and…
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Space Development Agency accelerates launch of first experimental tactical SATCOM satellite
Developed under SDA's Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES) program, the platform will test tactical satellite communication capabilities on orbit.
Supply chain woes further delay launch of SDA’s first operational satellites
The agency now expects to launch the first satellites in Tranche 1 of the PWSA later this summer.
GAO: Space Development Agency has not matured important laser link technology
On-orbit laser communications are a critical enabling technology for the Space Development Agency's planned mega-constellation known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.
Space industrial base racing to meet growing demand for military satellites
After supply chain woes delayed the launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 satellites, SDA and the space industrial base are working to mitigate risks in…
SDA sends notice to industry for next layer of missile tracking satellites
SDA is looking for input on Tranche 3 as it aims to “accelerate the proliferation of missile defense capability to provide low-latency fire control-quality data."
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SDA eyes commercial capabilities, services for future ground segment operations
“SDA does not want to build a proliferated ground segment to support a proliferated space segment. I think that’s where one of the best opportunities to tap…
Tournear: Deorbiting services could have cost-saving benefits for SDA
“That’s something that I’m really interested in, because I want to be able to take more risks on my satellites, not have redundant propulsion and things like…
SDA director blasts critics inside DOD bureaucracy who don’t like his ‘bad cop’ attitude
Derek Tournear wrote in a post published on LinkedIn on Thursday that he was recently told to no longer act as the “bad cop” for SDA or…
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.