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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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The Space Development Agency’s budget grew from $125,000,000 in its first year to about $4,600,000,000 in the Pentagon’s 2024 funding request.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative FinancialAug 11, 2023Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites

The Space Development Agency issued a draft solicitation for 54 Tracking Layer Tranche 2 satellites with comments due 2023-07-20.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 11, 2023Space Development Agency shaking up how the military buys satellites

The Space Development Agency has ordered 56 satellites from Northrop Grumman.

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

The Space Development Agency is working to deploy a mesh network in low Earth orbit projected to include hundreds of communications, data-relay, and sensor satellites to support military users worldwide.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductAug 8, 2023Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota

The Space Development Agency expects the Grand Forks satellite test and checkout center to be completed in 2026.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyTechnical ProductAug 8, 2023Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota

The Space Development Agency will build a new satellite testing facility at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 8, 2023Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota

Congress approved $18,000,000 in 2022 for construction of the Space Development Agency’s two operations centers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 8, 2023Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota

The Pentagon’s 2023 budget includes $4,000,000 to start construction of the Space Development Agency’s test and checkout facility at Grand Forks.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 8, 2023Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota

The Senate’s version of the 2024 defense spending bill proposes an additional $4,000,000 to continue construction of the Space Development Agency’s Grand Forks facility, and an additional $4,000,000 is expected to be added in 2025.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative GeneralAug 8, 2023Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota

The Space Development Agency awarded a $324,500,000 contract to a team led by General Dynamics Mission Systems, alongside Iridium Communications, KSAT, Emergent, and Raytheon Technologies, to build and operate its ground control centers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 8, 2023Space Development Agency to expand satellite ground operations in North Dakota

The Space Development Agency plans to start launching the Tranche 1 Transport Layer in late 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

Lockheed Martin and the Space Development Agency successfully completed the Critical Design Review for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer program.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin: Smallsat rapid development facility opens + also completes the CDR for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites

Lockheed Martin is developing more than 50 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin: Smallsat rapid development facility opens + also completes the CDR for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites

A communications satellite designed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency passed a critical design review on 2023-08-07.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

Lockheed Martin will build 42 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

SDA’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer constellation serves as the first step toward building an interoperable, connected secure mesh network to support Joint All-Domain Operations.

Mentioned as: sdaTechnical ProductAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin: Smallsat rapid development facility opens + also completes the CDR for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites

The Space Development Agency contracted Lockheed Martin to build 10 Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites that are ready for launch this summer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin: Smallsat rapid development facility opens + also completes the CDR for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites

Lockheed Martin worked with the Space Development Agency to validate the Tranche 1 satellite and ground designs, including supplier designs.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

Lockheed Martin is building 42 space vehicles for the SDA’s Tranche 1 transport layer constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 7, 2023Lockheed Martin: Smallsat rapid development facility opens + also completes the CDR for SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites

Momentus offered the M-1000 to the U.S. Space Force’s Space Development Agency for its Tranche 2 Transport Layer Alpha program of 50 satellites, with proposals due to SDA in July.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 7, 2023Momentus offers smallsat bus based on Vigoride
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