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U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)

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The Space Development Agency is building a network of surveillance sensor satellites called the Tracking Layer to detect and track missiles that could be aimed at U.S. forces.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 22, 2021DoD space agency to create marketplace for commercial satellite data

The Space Development Agency invested about $21,000,000 in the experiments flying on the Transporter-2 launch.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJun 22, 2021Space Development Agency to launch five satellites aboard SpaceX rideshare

SDA’s fifth payload is hosted on a commercial satellite built by Loft Orbital called YAM-3.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 22, 2021Space Development Agency to launch five satellites aboard SpaceX rideshare

The Space Development Agency is building a network of data-relay satellites in low Earth orbit called the Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 22, 2021DoD space agency to create marketplace for commercial satellite data

The Space Development Agency seeks to work with commercial imaging satellite operators to enable direct data transfers to U.S. government satellites in orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 22, 2021DoD space agency to create marketplace for commercial satellite data

These experiments are SDA’s first in-space experiments since the agency was established in 2019.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 22, 2021Space Development Agency to launch five satellites aboard SpaceX rideshare

The Space Development Agency is interested in working with operators of electro-optical, radar imaging, and other observation satellites to add optical crosslinks that can interface with the Transport Layer.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 22, 2021DoD space agency to create marketplace for commercial satellite data

General Atomics won a $6 million grant to conduct a space-to-air optical communication experiment with the U.S. Space Development Agency.

Mentioned as: space development agencyNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2021An NSR View: Optical SATCOM and the Digital Revolution

The Space Development Agency is developing a Tracking Layer of sensor satellites to detect and track missiles.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 21, 2021Capella Space receives a $3M research contract from US SDA

The Space Development Agency is developing a Transport Layer of data-relay satellites.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 21, 2021Capella Space receives a $3M research contract from US SDA

Entities such as the U.S. Space Development Agency and NASA are planning to utilize optical SATCOM technology.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development AgencyNarrative GeneralJun 21, 2021An NSR View: Optical SATCOM and the Digital Revolution

Capella Space received a $3,000,000 research contract in support of the Space Development Agency’s National Defense Space Architecture.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJun 21, 2021Capella Space receives a $3M research contract from US SDA

Capella Space received a $3,000,000 research contract from the Space Development Agency on 2021-06-14.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJun 17, 2021Capella Space wins research contract from U.S. Space Development Agency

The Space Development Agency is developing a Transport Layer of data-relay satellites and a Tracking Layer of sensor satellites to detect and track missiles.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 17, 2021Capella Space wins research contract from U.S. Space Development Agency

Mynaric achieved the industry’s first over-the-air transmission using an OISL terminal communicating with an independently built testbed that are both compliant with the SDA OISL Standard.

Mentioned as: SDAOrg RelationshipJun 10, 2021Mynaric Demos Laser Comms Using The Space Development Agency’s OISL Standard

The $15,300,000,000 in proposed 2022 space technology investments includes $900,000,000 for Space Development Agency unclassified RDT&E and procurement.

Mentioned as: space development agencyOrg RelationshipJun 10, 2021Analysis: DoD space budget ‘clear winner’ in 2022 proposal

Mynaric successfully demonstrated its implementation of the Space Development Agency (SDA) Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) Standard in late March 2025.

Mentioned as: Space Development AgencyTechnical ProductJun 10, 2021Mynaric Demos Laser Comms Using The Space Development Agency’s OISL Standard

The Space Development Agency procured its first satellites for the National Defense Space Architecture program in 2024.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Narrative GeneralJun 10, 2021Mynaric Demos Laser Comms Using The Space Development Agency’s OISL Standard

The Space Development Agency is seeking industry feedback on its approach to procure the next tranche of up to 150 satellites, each equipped with optical links.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJun 10, 2021Mynaric Demos Laser Comms Using The Space Development Agency’s OISL Standard

The LINCS effort, in partnership with SDA, is one of the first Department of Defense contracted efforts to develop and deploy a 1550 nm Optical Communication Terminal to test increased speed, distance, and variability of communication in space.

Mentioned as: U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA)Org RelationshipJun 7, 2021General Atomics EMS’ LINCS Smallsats Now Reside @ Cape Canaveral Awaiting SpaceX Launch
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