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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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Congress had appropriated $550,000,000 in 2022 for the Space Development Agency missile-tracking demonstration.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative GeneralDec 24, 2022Congress adds $1.7 billion for U.S. Space Force in 2023 spending bill

Terran Orbital delivered ten Tranche 0 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 23, 2022Terran Orbital Delivers Final of Ten Satellite Buses to Lockheed Martin for SDA Tranche 0 Transport Layer

Terran Orbital will design and build the satellite buses for Lockheed Martin’s Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 23, 2022Terran Orbital Completes Order for SDA’s Tranche Transport Layer

Terran Orbital delivered the final of ten satellite buses to prime contractor Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 23, 2022Terran Orbital Delivers Final of Ten Satellite Buses to Lockheed Martin for SDA Tranche 0 Transport Layer

Terran Orbital will design and build the satellite buses for Lockheed Martin’s SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 23, 2022Terran Orbital Delivers Final of Ten Satellite Buses to Lockheed Martin for SDA Tranche 0 Transport Layer

Terran Orbital delivered the final of ten satellite buses to prime contractor Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 23, 2022Terran Orbital Completes Order for SDA’s Tranche Transport Layer

Terran Orbital delivered the final ten satellite buses to prime contractor Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2022Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to prime Lockheed Martin for SDA Tranche 0 integration

Terran Orbital will design and build the satellite buses for Lockheed Martin’s SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2022Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to prime Lockheed Martin for SDA Tranche 0 integration

Lockheed Martin won a $187,500,000 contract from the Space Development Agency in August 2020 to produce 10 communications satellites for the Transport Layer Tranche 0.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2022Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for U.S. military constellation

The $700,000,000 contract requires delivery of 42 satellite buses for SDA’s Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2022Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for U.S. military constellation

Terran Orbital completed delivery of 10 satellite buses ordered by Lockheed Martin for the Space Development Agency’s mesh network in low Earth orbit on 2022-12-22.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2022Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for U.S. military constellation

The expansion of manufacturing capacity in Irvine is intended to help meet a 2024 deadline to deliver 42 buses for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 under a $700,000,000 contract.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 22, 2022Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to Lockheed Martin for U.S. military constellation

The Tranche 0 Transport Layer will provide secure high-bandwidth, low-latency data links to enable the initial warfighting capability of the Space Development Agency’s National Defense Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductDec 22, 2022Terran Orbital delivers 10 satellite buses to prime Lockheed Martin for SDA Tranche 0 integration

Honeywell is working with Skyloom to provide optical intersatellite links for Space Development Agency satellites being built by York Space Systems.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 21, 2022Laser links are great for satellite relay, but challenges abound for taking it to ground

The Space Development Agency plans to launch hundreds of Transport Layer satellites with optical crosslinks to transmit imagery and data globally.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 21, 2022Laser links are great for satellite relay, but challenges abound for taking it to ground

Lockheed Martin is producing satellites for the Space Development Agency equipped with optical terminals provided by Tesat-Spacecom.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 21, 2022Laser links are great for satellite relay, but challenges abound for taking it to ground

The U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency is spending billions of dollars on satellites equipped with optical terminals.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipDec 21, 2022Laser links are great for satellite relay, but challenges abound for taking it to ground

The Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 satellites slipped from a planned 2022 launch schedule to 2023 with the first launch targeted for March and the second targeted for June.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 15, 2022Space acquisition chief: DoD will buy small satellites, at fixed prices

The Space Development Agency is procuring a mesh network of small satellites in low Earth orbit and embraces fixed-price contracting.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductDec 15, 2022Space acquisition chief: DoD will buy small satellites, at fixed prices

The Space Development Agency is working with multiple vendors to build a mesh network in low Earth orbit that includes data-transport communications satellites and infrared sensor satellites that detect and track missiles in flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipDec 9, 2022Space Development Agency’s first launch slips to March due to satellite glitch
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