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Northrop Grumman’s NG-16 Cygnus cargo mission will carry the Space Development Agency Prototype Infrared Payload to the International Space Station in July.
The Missile Defense Agency sensor satellites will be part of a larger missile warning network that will include Space Development Agency missile-tracking satellites being developed by L3Harris and SpaceX.
The Space Development Agency is working with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency on optical inter-satellite link technology and has issued solicitations seeking information from companies on the state of the technology.
The Prototype Infrared Payload is one of several Space Development Agency experiments planned in 2021 as the agency prepares to begin deploying a mesh network of satellites in low Earth orbit in 2022.
Northrop Grumman received a $13,800,000 contract in June from the Space Development Agency for the Prototype Infrared Payload experiment.
The SDA is structured to operate similarly to a commercial entity within the Defense Department.
DARPA, the Air Force Research Laboratory, and the Space Development Agency produced a holiday card featuring pictures of the Mandrake 2 satellites.
The Space Development Agency persuaded Pentagon leadership that it could procure satellites for under $20,000,000 apiece.
SDA plans to develop and field new products every two years through a spiral development approach.
The Space Development Agency was established in March 2019.
SDA plans to start launching Tranche 0 with 30 satellites in September 2022.
The SDA is focused on high-density, low-cost satellite proliferation to provide resilience and timely access to capabilities.
SDA plans to issue a Request for Proposal (RFP) for Tranche 1 by the summer of 2023.
SDA delivered two satellites nine months after receiving its initial funding.
SDA is working with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA) to build a constellation for detecting and tracking advanced missile threats.
SDA has awarded contracts to Lockheed Martin and YORK Space Systems for the construction of Transport satellites.
The Space Development Agency plans a future field office at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota.
The Prototype Infrared Payload demonstration supports the Space Development Agency’s effort to obtain funding for 40 missile-tracking satellites to supplement the eight it has already acquired.
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is focused on developing and delivering capabilities for warfighters.
SDA aims to develop capabilities for detecting and tracking advanced missiles such as hypersonic glide vehicles.