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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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The Space Development Agency awarded York Space Systems a $382,000,000 contract to produce 42 satellites for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

The Space Development Agency awarded York Space Systems a $382,000,000 contract to deliver 42 satellites for SDA's Tranche 1 Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 5, 2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

York Space Systems was selected by the Space Development Agency in August 2020 to provide 10 satellites for Tranche 0.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 5, 2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall and Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear toured York Space Systems’ manufacturing facilities on 2022-04-04.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralApr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

The Space Development Agency selected York Space Systems in August 2020 to provide 10 satellites for Tranche 0.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipApr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

The Space Development Agency is building the U.S. military’s first low Earth orbit megaconstellation, consisting of a Tracking Layer to detect and monitor missile threats and a Transport Layer to move targeting data and other critical information globally.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductApr 5, 2022Kendall: Space Force budget boost speaks to the value of space in defense strategy

The Space Development Agency also selected Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to supply satellites for Tranche 1.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralApr 5, 2022York Space to triple satellite production to meet military and commercial demand

The 2023 budget request includes funds for resilient missile warning and tracking capabilities and, with the Space Development Agency, for the first instantiation of a communications architecture to support the joint force in conflict.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralApr 5, 2022Kendall: Space Force budget boost speaks to the value of space in defense strategy

The combined 2023 budget for the Space Force and the Space Development Agency is nearly $5,000,000,000 higher than what Congress appropriated in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative FinancialApr 5, 2022Kendall: Space Force budget boost speaks to the value of space in defense strategy

SDA's Tranche 1 is anticipated to launch in September 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralApr 5, 2022York Space Systems Wins Second Consecutive Contract from Space Development Agency, Tripling Production Capacity to Support Continued Demand

The Space Development Agency’s first batch of eight sensor satellites includes four from L3Harris and four from SpaceX and is projected to launch in early 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralApr 4, 2022New L3Harris space boss says it’s time to rethink risk tolerance

The Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer will be deployed in low Earth orbit to detect and track Russian and Chinese hypersonic missiles.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductMar 28, 2022Biden’s 2023 defense budget adds billions for U.S. Space Force

The Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer Tranche 1, a constellation of 28 infrared sensor satellites, receives $1,000,000,000 in the fiscal year 2023 budget.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Biden’s 2023 defense budget adds billions for U.S. Space Force

The Space Development Agency plans to launch its Tracking Layer in batches of 14 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Biden’s 2023 defense budget adds billions for U.S. Space Force

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

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Terran Orbital Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange Under Ticker Symbol “LLAP” and Announces Revenue Backlog Now Exceeds $200 million

Terran Orbital is building 10 satellites for the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 of the Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Terran Orbital Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange Under Ticker Symbol “LLAP” and Announces Revenue Backlog Now Exceeds $200 million

Congress in 2022 appropriated $18,050,000,000 for the Space Force and $1,500,000,000 for the Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Biden’s 2023 defense budget adds billions for U.S. Space Force

The fiscal year 2023 budget includes $314,000,000 to launch three batches of Space Development Agency satellites to low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Biden’s 2023 defense budget adds billions for U.S. Space Force

Terran Orbital expects to deliver ten microsatellites to Lockheed Martin in support of the U.S. Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 of the Transport Layer in 2022.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Terran Orbital Begins Trading on the New York Stock Exchange Under Ticker Symbol “LLAP” and Announces Revenue Backlog Now Exceeds $200 million

The Space Development Agency plans to launch its Transport Layer in batches of 21 satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipMar 28, 2022Biden’s 2023 defense budget adds billions for U.S. Space Force
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