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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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Northrop Grumman won a July 2022 contract for 14 missile-tracking satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

Northrop Grumman will supply 36 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Northrop Grumman to build Tranche 2 Transport Layer-beta data transport satellites

The Space Development Agency plans to acquire an additional 100 “Alpha” satellites for the Tranche 2 Transport Laser.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

Derek Tournear is the director of the Space Development Agency and the agency is in the procurement phase for Tranche 2 to support a 2026 delivery.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

In February 2022, the Space Development Agency selected Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and York Space Systems to each produce 42 satellites for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

T2TL Beta variant satellites will operate in tandem with the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 and Tranche 2 networks.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanAug 21, 2023Lockheed Martin to deliver 36 smallsats to Advance SDA’s Comms Network

The 72 satellites will make up a portion of the Space Development Agency’s network known as Tranche 2 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

The Space Development Agency awarded contracts worth $1,500,000,000 to Northrop Grumman and Lockheed Martin on 2023-08-21 to build and operate 72 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

The Space Development Agency awarded Lockheed Martin a firm-fixed-price agreement valued at approximately $816,000,000 to build 36 Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Lockheed Martin to deliver 36 smallsats to Advance SDA’s Comms Network

Northrop Grumman was selected by the Space Development Agency to design and build 36 data transport satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralAug 21, 2023Northrop Grumman to build Tranche 2 Transport Layer-beta data transport satellites

To date Lockheed Martin has won Space Development Agency contracts for 88 satellites and Northrop Grumman has won orders for 92 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 21, 2023Space Development Agency awards contracts to Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman for 72 satellites

The study funded by the Space Development Agency is to be completed over 90 days.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralAug 20, 2023Million$ awarded by SDA to three companies

The U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency announced on 2023-08-17 that the selected companies will conduct three-month studies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 17, 2023Space Development Agency to consider commercial LEO options to augment DoD network

The Space Development Agency is paying a total of $1,600,000 to SpaceX, Kuiper Government Solutions, and Aalyria Technologies to conduct the studies.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 17, 2023Space Development Agency to consider commercial LEO options to augment DoD network

The Space Development Agency is interested in options that leverage existing or planned commercial optically-interconnected orbital mesh network and ground infrastructure to the maximum extent possible.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductAug 17, 2023Space Development Agency to consider commercial LEO options to augment DoD network

Terran Orbital has a smaller deal with Lockheed Martin to deliver 10 satellites for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency missile-tracking LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductAug 16, 2023Terran Orbital expects $180 million payment from Rivada Space this year

The first contract action for Momentus under the SDA SBIR award is valued at $746,073 with an option to add an additional $1,196,404 for further work.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative FinancialAug 16, 2023Momentus Awarded Innovation Research Contract from Space Development Agency

Momentus developed the M-1000 satellite bus based on the Vigoride platform and is offering the M-1000 to the Space Development Agency and other potential customers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 16, 2023Momentus cuts workforce while evaluating strategic options

Momentus received a Small Business Innovation Research award from the Space Development Agency valued at nearly $750,000 to tailor the Vigoride tug for U.S. Department of Defense applications, with an option worth nearly $1,200,000 for future work.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 16, 2023Momentus cuts workforce while evaluating strategic options

The Space Development Agency has ordered 52 satellites from Lockheed Martin.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 11, 2023Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites
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