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.
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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.
SDA demos laser link between 2 vendors for future SATCOM, missile tracking network
The demonstration by York Space Systems and SpaceX marks a critical milestone ahead of the agency's upcoming Tranche 1 launch.
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 establishes pool of 19 vendors for future space demonstration projects
As part of the Hybrid Acquisition for Proliferated Low Earth Orbit (HALO) vendor pool, the companies can compete for demonstration task orders.
SDA adds new prime vendor for proliferated warfighter architecture
Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems is one of two vendors selected to build Gamma variant platforms for tranche two of the data transport layer for the Pentagon’s Proliferated Warfighter…
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Northrop Grumman, York Space Systems win latest contracts for SDA’s global satcom constellation
The contracts — which combined are worth approximately $1.3 billion — are for the Alpha variants of the agency's Tranche 2 transport layer.
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.
York Space Systems lands contract to build T1DES satellites for Pentagon
York Space Systems has been tapped to build a dozen satellites and supporting technologies for the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System.