The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) is a U.S. Space Force direct-reporting unit focused on the rapid deployment of space-based capabilities to the joint warfighter. It aims to achieve this through the development, fielding, and operation of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, a threat-driven constellation of small satellites in low Earth orbit. SDA's key focus areas include military data and communications connectivity, missile tracking, and development of a resilient space architecture, working with partners like Lockheed Martin, SpaceX, and York Space Systems. Their work supports terrestrial missions and enhances warfighter lethality, maneuverability, and survivability.
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The Space Development Agency set a 2022-09-02 deadline for vendors to submit proposals in response to the 2022-08-04 special notice.
The Space Development Agency is seeking proposals on how to conduct a live demonstration of laser crosslinks between SDA’s Transport Layer satellites and a moving aircraft.
The Space Development Agency is building a large mesh network of small satellites in low Earth orbit for communications and missile defense.
TacSat is based on the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0 design to reduce risk for future SDA tranches while providing flexibility to prototype new payload types.
The defense bill provides $216,000,000 for the Space Development Agency to procure two additional launches to accelerate deployment of low Earth orbit missile warning and missile tracking satellites.
The U.S. Space Development Agency awarded SpaceX a $149,000,000 contract and L3Harris a $193,500,000 contract in October 2020 to each build four satellites to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
Four infrared sensor satellites built by L3Harris for the U.S. Space Development Agency are projected to launch to low Earth orbit in March 2023.
Airbus was awarded a contract to provide 42 satellite buses for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) constellation that Northrop Grumman is developing for the U.S. Space Development Agency.
The Space Development Agency of Washington, DC is the contracting activity for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer under contract number HQ08502290003.
Northrop Grumman previously won a 42-satellite contract for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 broadband constellation.
The Space Development Agency selected L3Harris Technologies and Northrop Grumman on 2022-07-18 to each build 14 missile-tracking satellites for the Tracking Layer.
L3Harris developed four prototype satellites under the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 0 award in 2020.
Congress provided the Space Development Agency $550,000,000 in additional funding in fiscal year 2022 to accelerate deployment of the Tracking Layer with direction to demonstrate a space-based missile warning, tracking, and targeting capability in support of U.S. Indo-Pacific Command.
The Space Development Agency awarded two prototype agreements with a total potential value of over $1,300,000,000 for the Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.
Northrop Grumman will build and deploy a proliferated low-Earth orbit constellation of 14 satellites with infrared sensors for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer.
The Space Development Agency selected Northrop Grumman in February to develop and field a portion of its Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) constellation.
Northrop Grumman plans to use Mynaric’s laser communications technology for intersatellite links on spacecraft it is building for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 communications network.
The U.S. Space Development Agency plans to launch Tranche 1 satellites in late 2024.
Northrop Grumman selected Airbus as its satellite bus supplier for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation on 2022-07-05.
Northrop Grumman won a $692,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency in February to produce 42 satellites projected to launch in 2024.