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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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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

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

Terran Orbital was awarded a contract to build 42 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 13, 2022Terran Orbital Reports First Quarter 2022 Financial Results

The Tranche 0 Transport Layer is the foundation layer and represents the initial step in building an interoperable, connected secure mesh network for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMay 12, 2022Terran Orbital Delivers 1st Bus to Lockheed Martin in Support Of SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 0

Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP) delivered the first of ten satellite buses to Lockheed Martin in support of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyTechnical ProductMay 12, 2022Terran Orbital Delivers 1st Bus to Lockheed Martin in Support Of SDA’s Transport Layer Tranche 0

The Space Development Agency is building a constellation of small low Earth orbit satellites for communications and missile detection and plans to launch them in batches.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanApr 28, 2022Space Force sees room for more competitors in national security launch

The Space Development Agency expects to spend $1,400,000,000 on launch services between 2023 and 2027.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Technical ProductApr 28, 2022Space Force sees room for more competitors in national security launch

The Space Development Agency is reviewing bids for Transport Layer Tranche 1 and plans to select a contractor in the coming months.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative PlanApr 23, 2022Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract

The Space Development Agency issued a January request for proposals for the ground operations and integration segment of the $1,800,000,000 Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: the space development agencyNarrative GeneralApr 23, 2022Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract

Iridium pursued the Space Development Agency contract as of 2024-04-19.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralApr 23, 2022Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract

Iridium and General Dynamics Mission Systems submitted a proposal to develop system integration, ground systems, facilities, ground stations, and day-to-day network operations for the Space Development Agency’s proliferated LEO constellation.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductApr 23, 2022Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract

The Space Development Agency ordered 126 satellites from Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman, and York Space Systems, with each company responsible for providing and operating 42 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 23, 2022Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract

The Space Development Agency will select a separate contractor to manage the Transport Layer enterprise including ground stations, data links, and user equipment.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 23, 2022Iridium and General Dynamics submit joint bid for Space Development Agency contract

Iridium expects the U.S. government to award a contract to operate the Space Development Agency Transport Layer Tranche 1 constellation in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 21, 2022Iridium in talks to launch more backup satellites this year

The Space Development Agency selected manufacturers on 2022-02-28 to build satellites for the Transport Layer Tranche 1, and Northrop Grumman was one of those manufacturers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 21, 2022Iridium in talks to launch more backup satellites this year

Each Space Development Agency satellite in the planned constellation will include a Link 16 communications payload so it can be part of the tactical data network.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanApr 21, 2022Viasat to begin integration of long-delayed Link 16 military communications satellite

Iridium is bidding to operate a planned low Earth orbit constellation for the U.S. Department of Defense’s Space Development Agency Transport Layer Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 21, 2022Iridium in talks to launch more backup satellites this year

The Space Development Agency plans to begin deploying a constellation of data transport satellites in low Earth orbit for military use.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative PlanApr 21, 2022Viasat to begin integration of long-delayed Link 16 military communications satellite

The Space Development Agency is competitively acquiring satellite systems and building satellite constellations to support military users with heavy participation from the commercial space industry.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralApr 20, 2022Op-ed | Space entrepreneurs need straight answers from DoD

Lockheed Martin is one of the prime contractors selected to build the Space Development Agency’s transport layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 18, 2022Lockheed Martin proposes multi-layer space network for missile defense
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