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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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Geost was selected by Sierra Space to provide 18 infrared payloads for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 satellites, consisting of 16 Mercury missile warning and missile tracking payloads and two Phoenix fire control payloads.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 16, 2024Space Development Agency awards contracts worth $2.5 billion for missile-tracking satellites

The Space Development Agency is conducting a procurement for satellites for the Transport Layer Tranche 2 military communications network.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJan 15, 2024SDA to acquire satellites with custom payloads to enable faster targeting on battlefields

SDA has ordered 190 satellites for Transport Layer Tranche 2: 100 Alpha satellites to be manufactured by Northrop Grumman and York Space Systems and 90 Beta satellites to be produced by Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and Rocket Lab USA.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 15, 2024SDA to acquire satellites with custom payloads to enable faster targeting on battlefields

A draft solicitation states SDA intends to select one vendor to supply all 20 Tranche 2 Gamma satellites.

Mentioned as: sdaTechnical ProductJan 15, 2024SDA to acquire satellites with custom payloads to enable faster targeting on battlefields

SDA plans to acquire 20 satellites carrying a payload called Warlock to transmit targeting information.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanJan 15, 2024SDA to acquire satellites with custom payloads to enable faster targeting on battlefields

Momentus failed to win a Space Development Agency contract for Tranche 2 Tracking Layer satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJan 12, 2024Momentus, low on cash, delays next mission

Momentus submitted a proposal to the Space Development Agency using a satellite bus it announced last year based on Vigoride.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 12, 2024Momentus, low on cash, delays next mission

The Space Development Agency is procuring satellites in two-year tranches to build a proliferated constellation in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJan 9, 2024Rocket Lab Awarded $0.5 Billion Contract by SDA to Design and Build Satellite Constellation

The T2TL - Beta satellites will be integrated into the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer to provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJan 9, 2024Rocket Lab Awarded $0.5 Billion Contract by SDA to Design and Build Satellite Constellation

Rocket Lab has been selected by the Space Development Agency to design and build 18 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL - Beta).

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 9, 2024Rocket Lab Awarded $0.5 Billion Contract by SDA to Design and Build Satellite Constellation

The Space Development Agency awarded Rocket Lab a $515,000,000 contract to build and operate 18 spacecraft that will be part of a low Earth orbit network of military satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 8, 2024Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network

The T2TL – Beta satellites will be integrated into SDA’s Transport Layer to provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to meet Department of Defense needs.

Mentioned as: SDATechnical ProductJan 8, 2024Rocket Lab receives million$$$ contract from SDA + SDA

The Space Development Agency is an organization under the U.S. Space Force building a mesh network of military satellites known as the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJan 8, 2024Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network

Rocket Lab is the third supplier for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 2 Beta satellites, which are projected to launch in mid-2027.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 8, 2024Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network

Rocket Lab was selected by the Space Development Agency to design and build 18 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL-Beta).

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 8, 2024Rocket Lab Makes its Defense Prime Debut with $0.5 Billion Contract to Design and Build Satellite Constellation for Space Development Agency

The contract with the Space Development Agency has a base value of $489,000,000 plus $26,000,000 in incentives and options.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Technical ProductJan 8, 2024Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network

The Space Development Agency is procuring satellites in two-year tranches to build out a proliferated constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO).

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJan 8, 2024Rocket Lab receives million$$$ contract from SDA + SDA

The satellite buses for the Space Development Agency will be a derivative of the buses Rocket Lab is developing for the communications company Globalstar.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJan 8, 2024Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network

Rocket Lab USA, Inc. has been selected by the Space Development Agency to design and build 18 Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Beta Data Transport Satellites (T2TL – Beta).

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 8, 2024Rocket Lab receives million$$$ contract from SDA + SDA

Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman were selected in 2024 to produce 72 Beta satellites for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJan 8, 2024Space Development Agency confirms Rocket Lab will produce 18 satellites for U.S. military network
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