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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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The Space Development Agency awarded a firm-fixed-price Other Transaction prototype agreement to Ball Aerospace of Broomfield, Colorado with a total potential value of approximately $176,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipOct 4, 2022SDA awards prototype agreement to Ball Aerospace to establish NExT

The Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer is a low Earth orbit mesh network of optically interconnected satellites that will send and receive wideband data to and from ground stations and mobile users.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductOct 3, 2022Viasat sells tactical data communications business to L3Harris for $1.96 billion

Redwire is under contract to produce 42 Link 16 antennas for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipOct 3, 2022Viasat sells tactical data communications business to L3Harris for $1.96 billion

When the Space Development Agency was established in March 2019, it was placed under the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductOct 1, 2022Space Development Agency is now officially part of the Space Force

Mike Griffin held the office of the undersecretary of defense for research and engineering when the Space Development Agency was established in March 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralOct 1, 2022Space Development Agency is now officially part of the Space Force

L3Harris and Northrop Grumman were selected by the U.S. Space Development Agency to each produce 14 missile-tracking satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipSep 21, 2022L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus

Under a $700,000,000 contract from the U.S. Space Development Agency, L3Harris will build 14 satellites using a new Maxar bus.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipSep 21, 2022L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus

The Space Development Agency recently ordered 28 missile-tracking satellites for about $1,400,000,000.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipSep 21, 2022DoD to end procurements of geosynchronous missile-warning satellites

L3Harris has been building four missile-tracking infrared satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 0 under a contract awarded in 2020 using Moog buses.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipSep 21, 2022L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus

The 14 L3Harris satellites will be part of a missile-detecting and tracking network being developed by the U.S. Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus

L3Harris works with multiple satellite bus suppliers and selected Maxar for the Space Development Agency bid following a competitive evaluation.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipSep 21, 2022L3Harris’ missile-tracking satellites will use a newly designed Maxar bus

The Department of Defense created the Space Development Agency in 2019 to field a missile-tracking network using large numbers of smaller, cheaper satellites in lower orbits.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipSep 16, 2022New tri-agency office to coordinate U.S. missile-defense space programs

Tesat-Spacecom completed the Preliminary Design Review of its Optical Communication Terminals for the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipSep 15, 2022TESAT completes the PDR of their optical comms terminal for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

The Space Development Agency set a goal to acquire batches of new spacecraft every two years and launch them at frequent intervals.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanSep 14, 2022Space Development Agency’s first launch slips due to supply chain setbacks

The Space Development Agency selected the motto 'semper citius' to emphasize delivering good-enough capabilities faster.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralSep 14, 2022Space Development Agency’s first launch slips due to supply chain setbacks

Mynaric was selected as the sole laser communication supplier for Northrop Grumman on the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer program.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductAug 24, 2022Mynaric hires veteran laser communications executive as President of Mynaric

A DARPA-led study team is working with MIT Lincoln Laboratory, the Space Development Agency, and other organizations to integrate commercial, government, and military satellite communities.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 22, 2022SpaceLink partners with Parsons for DARPA’s inter-satellite communications project

A common launch integrator would work with the Space Development Agency, satellite manufacturers, and launch providers to facilitate payload integration across multiple launch vehicles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralAug 18, 2022As DoD shifts to smaller satellites, rideshare questions emerge

The House Armed Services Committee raised concerns in the 2023 National Defense Authorization Act draft about the NSSL program’s ability to perform SDA rideshare launches on budget and on schedule.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralAug 18, 2022As DoD shifts to smaller satellites, rideshare questions emerge

SDA projects that deploying Transport Layer Tranche 1 and Tracking Layer Tranche 1 in 2024 and 2025 will result in at least one launch per month over the course of a year.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipAug 18, 2022As DoD shifts to smaller satellites, rideshare questions emerge
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