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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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The Space Development Agency Tranche 1 mission is the first of six missions for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 30, 2022Launch Task Orders From Space Systems Command Go To United Launch Alliance + SpaceX

The SDA Tranche 1 mission assigned to SpaceX will be the first of six planned Tranche 1 missions to be launched by the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanMay 30, 2022Space Force identifies national security launches funded in 2022 and 2023

Space Exploration Technologies Corp (SpaceX) received three NSS launch service orders for USSF-124, USSF-62, and one Space Development Agency Tranche 1 mission using the Falcon 9 launch vehicle.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 30, 2022Launch Task Orders From Space Systems Command Go To United Launch Alliance + SpaceX

The seven-year O&I contract has a $162,900,000 baseline and $161,500,000 in options to establish the ground operations and integration segment for SDA’s Tranche 1 constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 26, 2022General Dynamics wins ground systems contract for Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation

The Space Development Agency procures its satellites under fixed-price contracts while using a cost-plus approach for the O&I agreement with General Dynamics Mission Systems.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipMay 26, 2022General Dynamics wins ground systems contract for Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation

General Dynamics Mission Systems won a $324.5 million, seven-year contract to operate the ground systems and manage network operations of the Space Development Agency’s low Earth orbit constellation.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative FinancialMay 26, 2022General Dynamics wins ground systems contract for Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation

SDA’s Tranche 1 mesh network is projected to include as many as 166 communications, data-relay, and sensor satellites to support military users globally.

Mentioned as: SDATechnical ProductMay 26, 2022General Dynamics wins ground systems contract for Space Development Agency’s megaconstellation

CACI International Inc. partnered with DARPA and the Space Development Agency on the Mandrake II program to demonstrate space-to-space optical communications links in LEO.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyOrg RelationshipMay 18, 2022Optical Intersatellite Links In LEO Successfully Demo’d By CACI International In Partnership With DARPA + SDA + AFRL/RV

The Space Development Agency plans to begin launching Transport Layer Tranche 1, a deployment of 126 satellites, in 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 17, 2022Military experiment demonstrates intersatellite laser communications in low Earth orbit

The Mandrake 2 experiment validated the Space Development Agency's strategy to use commoditized laser communication platforms and technologies for satellite-to-satellite communication.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 17, 2022Military experiment demonstrates intersatellite laser communications in low Earth orbit

Space-to-space optical communications is a critical technology for DARPA's Blackjack constellation and for the Space Development Agency's planned mesh network of small satellites in low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 17, 2022Military experiment demonstrates intersatellite laser communications in low Earth orbit

The Space Development Agency had a schedule to launch 28 satellites between September 2022 and March 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

L3Harris Technologies is making four infrared sensor satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 0.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

York Space Systems is producing 10 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

Lockheed Martin, York Space Systems, and Northrop Grumman are each under contract to produce 42 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

Companies including CACI, Mynaric, and Tesat are preparing to ramp up production to support the Space Development Agency's planned procurements of optical terminals.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 17, 2022Military experiment demonstrates intersatellite laser communications in low Earth orbit

SpaceX is making four infrared sensor satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 0.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

Lockheed Martin is producing 10 communications satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

The Space Development Agency reached out to other government agencies to borrow components for its Tranche 0 timeline.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages

The Space Development Agency plans to launch its first 14 satellites in September 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 17, 2022Space Development Agency’s satellite contractors team up to deal with supply shortages
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