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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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The Space Development Agency is soliciting bids to integrate a missile-warning sensor with a satellite bus and launch it to low Earth orbit by late 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJun 7, 2020Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022

The Space Development Agency will issue a final request for proposals for the first eight satellites by 2020-06-15.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 7, 2020Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022

The Space Development Agency will provide a sensor payload that the contractor must integrate with a satellite bus and place on a launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 7, 2020Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022

The tracking phenomenology experiment is an initial step in the Space Development Agency’s plan to deploy a large constellation of low-orbiting satellites in 2022 to detect and track maneuvering hypersonic missiles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 7, 2020Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022

By 2022 or 2023 the Space Development Agency plans to field an early version of a missile-warning network with about 70 wide-field-of-view and medium-field-of-view satellites to provide regional persistence in LEO.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJun 7, 2020Space Development Agency to deploy hypersonic missile defense satellites by 2022

The Space Development Agency was established a year ago to speed up the use of commercially developed space technology by the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 21, 2020Space Development Agency scouting the market for launch services

The Space Development Agency anticipates the first 30 spacecraft will be ready to launch by 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 21, 2020Space Development Agency scouting the market for launch services

The Space Development Agency issued a request for information on 2020-05-20 asking launch providers what services they can offer.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyTechnical ProductMay 21, 2020Space Development Agency scouting the market for launch services

The 2020-05-20 request for information provides a rough estimate of the types of satellites the Space Development Agency will need to launch and their target orbits so launch providers can decide if they can meet those requirements.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 21, 2020Space Development Agency scouting the market for launch services

The planned Space Force acquisitions command is expected to serve as an umbrella organization for the Space and Missile Systems Center, the Space Rapid Capabilities Office, and the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 20, 2020Raymond: DoD needs unified organization for space acquisitions

Congress directed the Department of Defense to produce a plan to transfer the Space Development Agency to the Space Force by October 2022.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative GeneralMay 20, 2020Raymond: DoD needs unified organization for space acquisitions

The Space Development Agency was created under the office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 20, 2020Raymond: DoD needs unified organization for space acquisitions

The Space Development Agency was created by the Department of Defense in March 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

Barbara Barrett opposes a Defense Department proposal that would delay transferring the Space Development Agency to the Space Force until October 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

Derek Tournear seeks to complete the Space Development Agency’s first satellite constellation before transitioning the agency to the Space Force in 2022.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyTechnical ProductMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

The Space Development Agency was established under the Office of the Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering with authorities to cut red tape and acquire commercially developed space technologies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

The 2020 National Defense Authorization Act directed that the Space Development Agency should move to the Space Force no later than 2022-10-01.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

The Space Development Agency is selecting contractors to build a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to provide high-speed broadband and other services to the Department of Defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

Derek Tournear expects the Space Development Agency to transition to the Space Force by October 2022 as directed by Congress.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanMay 19, 2020Air Force says Space Development Agency should be in the Space Force now, not later

The National Reconnaissance Office's commercial imagery program, the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency's Blackjack program, and the Space Development Agency's planned constellations in low Earth orbit are cited as lucrative opportunities for space startups in the national security market.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Technical ProductApr 27, 2020Venture capital slowdown a concern for military space programs, analysts warn
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