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Mynaric aims to support the build-out of the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 1 constellation of as many as 150 satellites.
In August the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency awarded York Space Systems a $94,000,000 contract to partly build a network of satellites in low Earth orbit for the military.
York Space Systems and Lockheed Martin are building 10 satellites each for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0 mesh network slated to launch in 2022.
York Space Systems and Lockheed Martin are each building 10 satellites for the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0 mesh network slated to launch in 2022.
The LX-CLASS was designed to support next-generation multi-mission satellite customers including the Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer.
In August, the Pentagon’s Space Development Agency awarded York Space Systems a $94,000,000 contract to partly build a network of satellites in low Earth orbit for the military.
The SDA Transport Layer program is part of developing a National Defense Space Architecture that includes networked satellites with Optical InterSatellite Links capable of sending and receiving wideband data to and from other space vehicles and ground stations.
The Space Development Agency revised the optical crosslink standards for Tranche 1 satellites to enable leverage of systems that the commercial sector is buying in large quantities.
The Space Development Agency is planning to order 150 communications satellites for Tranche 1 to be launched in 2024.
Derek Tournear solicited information from commercial suppliers on 2021-04-21 about the state of laser-link technology and suppliers’ ability to mass produce small laser links for SDA satellites.
Lockheed Martin is producing 10 satellites under SDA Transport Layer Tranche 0 as part of a 20-space-vehicle Tranche 0 procurement.
Innoflight was awarded two subcontracts from Lockheed Martin and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems for the delivery of key avionics for 10 satellites produced by Lockheed Martin under the SDA Transport Layer Tranche 0, which consists of 20 space vehicles total.
The Space Development Agency will launch 28 Tranche 0 communications and missile-tracking satellites in 2022.
The Army’s tactical space layer is distinct from the Defense Department Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer, which is planned to be deployed in low Earth orbit starting in 2022.
The Space Development Agency intends to start launching satellites to space in 2022.
The Space Development Agency plans to deploy a network of satellites that would operate within the engagement range of missiles being developed by China and Russia.
SDA awarded SpaceX a $150,000,000 commercial contract to launch its 28 Tranche 0 satellites.
The Space Development Agency is working with other Department of Defense agencies to develop encryption and other security devices for use on satellites.
The Space Development Agency will accept bids from non-U.S. vendors but will require domestic vendors to supply certain critical components such as flight computers.
The Space Development Agency plans to start launching satellites in 2022 with a goal of having hundreds in orbit by 2024 for communications and missile detection.