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The Space Development Agency’s proponents view proliferated low Earth orbit systems as a response to adversaries holding geostationary Earth orbit assets vulnerable.
The Department of Defense requested $149,000,000 for the Space Development Agency in fiscal year 2020.
The Space Development Agency hosted its first Industry Day on 2019-07-23 to brief contractors on a future national security space architecture using LEO satellites, commercial sensors, and cloud computing.
A 2019-03-12 memo signed by acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan placed the Space Development Agency under Mike Griffin’s organization with a long-term goal to move it under the Space Force.
The Space Development Agency seeks to move toward smaller satellites and proliferated constellations using commercial technologies.
The transport layer of the Space Development Agency’s architecture will be a mesh network with data rates at a minimum of 10 megabits per second.
The Space Development Agency plans to start deploying new systems by fiscal year 2022.
The Space Development Agency plans to create a support cell to manage ground control systems and launch services.
The deterrence layer in the Space Development Agency’s architecture is intended to provide deep space surveillance extending to cislunar space.
The Space Development Agency will not reimburse contractors for expenses incurred in responding to its 2019-07-01 request for information.
The Space Development Agency released a request for information on 2019-07-01 that set an 2019-08-05 deadline for submissions.
The Space Development Agency was denied funding for fiscal year 2019.
The SDA will host a tabletop exercise later in July 2019 that Air Force officials have been invited to attend.
The SDA has been envisioned to develop and deploy large numbers of low Earth orbit satellites in a proliferated LEO constellation equipped with sensors to detect hypersonic missiles and other advanced weapons.
The Space Development Agency is seeking $149,000,000 for fiscal year 2020.
The SDA would contribute to figuring out how the military could work with emerging commercial companies building proliferated LEO constellations.
The Space Development Agency lost Patrick Shanahan as a staunch advocate when he resigned on 2019-06-18.
Fred Kennedy resigned as director of the Space Development Agency on 2019-06-19.
House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith and Ranking Member Mac Thornberry denied the Pentagon request to allocate $15,000,000 to the Space Development Agency for fiscal year 2019.
The denial of the $15,000,000 for the Space Development Agency was conveyed in a 2019-07-03 letter to Pentagon Comptroller David Norquist.