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MDA Ltd. (TSX:MDA) has been awarded a contract from L3Harris Technologies (NYSE:LHX) for work on the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program.
The Ka-band steerable antennas and control electronics for the SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer will be designed, built, assembled, and tested at MDA’s high-volume satellite production facility in Montreal.
The Ka‑Band steerable antennas and control electronics for the SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer will be designed, built, assembled, and tested at MDA’s high‑volume satellite production facility in Montreal.
MDA will design and build 14 flight sets of Ka-band steerable antennas and control electronics for L3Harris as part of the SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program.
On 2023-06-07, MDA Ltd. was awarded a contract from L3Harris Technologies as part of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program.
The Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer program is part of an LEO constellation for SDA.
Organizations that buy satellites from different manufacturers, such as the Space Development Agency, do not want to pay millions of dollars for incompatible models and software tools.
DARPA, the U.S. Space Force, and the Space Development Agency are developing satellite constellations to improve the tactical relevance of U.S. space systems.
Following Tranche 0 deployment, SDA plans to launch dozens more satellites on a monthly cadence starting with Tranche 1 in late 2024.
The Space Development Agency is preparing to launch at least 13 satellites in late June.
To meet SDA’s required 1,000-kilometer orbit, SpaceX built the four Tranche 0 tracking satellites using a customized bus rather than the Starlink production bus.
DARPA, the U.S. Space Force, and the Space Development Agency are developing satellite constellations to improve the tactical relevance of U.S. space systems.
SDA initially planned to launch all 18 remaining Tranche 0 satellites in June but made late changes to the manifest.
SDA is seeking input from low-Earth-orbit internet companies, including SpaceX and Amazon, on providing a LEO backhaul capability to support military data transport.
The eight York Space satellites from the 2023-04-02 launch have not performed orbit raising because SDA needs extra time to test the Link 16 payloads onboard those satellites.
The Space Data Association Limited (SDA) is a non-profit international association of satellite operators.
The Space Data Association (SDA) has announced that the third T.S. Kelso Award is now open for nominations.
Nominations for the T.S. Kelso Award are welcomed via the SDA website along with a description of the contributions made by the nominees.
The SDA supports controlled, reliable, and efficient sharing of data critical to the safety and integrity of the space environment.
The SDA is open to all satellite operators and other participants.