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Tranche 1 will be operated by Space Development Agency space operations centers based heavily on commercial space operations models.
SDA plans to field Tranche 1 starting in late 2024.
Tranche 1 will be operated by SDA’s space operations centers that are based heavily on commercial space operations models.
The 2023-04-02 launch constituted Tranche 0 of the Space Development Agency’s proliferated low Earth orbit constellation.
The 2023-04-02 launch was the first of two dedicated launches to be performed by SpaceX under a 2020-12-01 $150,000,000 contract with the Space Development Agency for Tranche 0 satellites.
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York Space Systems won a $94,000,000 contract in August 2020 to build 10 satellites for SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 0.
Frank Calvelli champions SDA’s approach to buying small satellites under fixed-price contracts from multiple vendors.
The Space Development Agency awarded three prototype agreements worth approximately $1,800,000,000 last year to establish the foundation for T1TL.
The Space Development Agency is preparing to launch an inaugural fleet of 10 Tranche 0 satellites.
Terran Orbital was on pace to begin delivery of 42 Transport Layer Tranche 1 satellites to the Space Development Agency during 2023.
Terran Orbital expects the Space Development Agency to award Tranche 2 contracts later 2023.
Terran Orbital is currently building a set of 42 satellite buses for Lockheed Martin for the Transport Layer Tranche 1 contract with the Space Development Agency.
Terran Orbital delivered a record 19 satellites in 2022, including 10 satellites for the Space Development Agency Transport Layer Tranche 0.
The Space Development Agency awarded three prototype agreements worth approximately $1,800,000,000 to establish the foundation for T1TL.
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is acquiring a proliferated mesh network in low Earth orbit using commercially produced small satellites to track enemy missiles and relay data to commanders.
The Space Development Agency awarded three prototype agreements worth approximately $1,800,000,000 to establish the foundation for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
Lockheed Martin made a $100,000,000 strategic investment in Terran Orbital in 2022, and Terran Orbital is building satellite buses for the Space Development Agency as a Lockheed subcontractor.
Industry consultant Mike Tierney estimated the Space Development Agency received about $750,000,000 above its budget requests in 2022 and 2023 to accelerate missile-tracking satellite deployment.
Innoflight is under contract with Northrop Grumman to deliver avionics including communications, encryption/decryption, networking, processing with data storage, and precision navigation timing products for the Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Transport Layer.