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U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

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SciTec's customers include the National Reconnaissance Office, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, U.S. Space Systems Command, the Space Development Agency, and the Missile Defense Agency.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyTechnical ProductOct 6, 2025Latest News

In May, Quantum Space appointed Richard Matlock, a former Missile Defense Agency executive, to lead its defense business.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyTechnical ProductSep 22, 2025Quantum Space Acquires Phase Four’s Propulsion Tech

Key agencies and commands at Redstone Arsenal include the Army Materiel Command, the Missile Defense Agency, and NASA’s Marshall Space Flight Center.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyTechnical ProductSep 3, 2025U.S. Space Command Headquarters is moving to Huntsville

In February 2024 SpaceX launched the USSF-124 mission from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida, deploying six U.S. missile defense satellites for the Space Development Agency and the Missile Defense Agency.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipApr 11, 2024SpaceX launches U.S. military weather monitoring satellite

The Space Development Agency’s Tracking Layer work is part of a collaborative approach that includes MEO missile warning/missile tracking efforts at Space Systems Command and integrated data and ground efforts of the Missile Defense Agency.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipMar 19, 2024Raytheon’s satellite contract with Space Development Agency being ‘reevaluated’

The Tracking Layer will be augmented with missile-tracking satellites in low Earth orbit made by the Missile Defense Agency and with medium Earth orbit spacecraft being developed by Space Systems Command.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyTechnical ProductMar 19, 2024Raytheon’s satellite contract with Space Development Agency being ‘reevaluated’

Five missile tracking satellites designed and built by L3Harris Technologies successfully launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida as part of the Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor program and the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 Tracking Layer program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipFeb 16, 2024US Department of Defense Launches Five Missile Tracking Satellites Designed by L3Harris

One L3Harris satellite and one Northrop Grumman satellite on USSF-124 are the first prototypes developed under the Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor program.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipFeb 14, 2024SpaceX launches U.S. missile-defense satellites

Missile Defense Agency payloads on USSF-124 use medium-field-of-view sensors designed to provide fire-control-quality data for tracking missile trajectory, location, speed, and altitude.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyTechnical ProductFeb 14, 2024SpaceX launches U.S. missile-defense satellites

The four Tranche 0 satellites built by L3Harris will launch together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipJan 23, 2024SDA Awards L3Harris $919 Million to Build Missile Tracking Satellites

The four Tranche 0 satellites built by L3Harris will launch together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2024L3Harris Awarded $919 Million Contract by SDA for Missile Tracking Program

The Tranche 0 satellites built by L3Harris will launch together with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor (HBTSS) satellite.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipJan 17, 2024SDA awards L3Harris million$$$ contract to build satellites for missile tracking program

The Missile Defense Agency delayed a national security space mission projected to launch in December 2023 until the second quarter of fiscal year 2024 due to technical issues with one spacecraft.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipDec 28, 2023Pentagon agencies team up in upcoming launch of hypersonic tracking satellites

The five Tranche 0 prototype satellites developed by L3Harris are ready to be hosted on the Missile Defense Agency’s upcoming launch.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyTechnical ProductDec 20, 2023L3Harris clears CDR + PRR for SDA’s Tranche 1 missile tracking satellites

Under Tranche 0, L3Harris developed four prototype wide field-of-view satellites for the SDA and one prototype medium field-of-view satellite for the Missile Defense Agency.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipDec 20, 2023L3Harris clears CDR + PRR for SDA’s Tranche 1 missile tracking satellites

The four delayed L3Harris missile-tracking satellites are scheduled to fly alongside other Missile Defense Agency satellites on the USSF-124 Space Force mission with no launch date announced.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralDec 7, 2023Space Development Agency aims high for 2024 after strong 2023 start

Randy Kendall will lead Launch, Missiles, and Mobility with a focus on Space Access, Mobility, and Logistics, including Aerospace’s launch support and support for the Missile Defense Agency and nuclear enterprise customers.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative PlanSep 21, 2023The Aerospace Corporation announces significant organizational changes

The four L3Harris wide-field-of-view infrared satellites are on track to launch in October on USSF-124 alongside two Missile Defense Agency medium-field-of-view prototype infrared satellites.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyTechnical ProductSep 18, 2023L3Harris exploring supplier partnerships for its satellite business

There are four more Tranche 0 missile-tracking satellites made by L3Harris projected to launch on a U.S. Space Force–Missile Defense Agency mission later 2023.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralSep 4, 2023DoD satellites in low Earth orbit promise more connectivity for military users

Four additional Tranche 0 missile-tracking satellites made by L3Harris are projected to launch later 2023 on a U.S. Space Force–Missile Defense Agency mission flown on a Falcon 9 under the National Security Space Launch Phase 2 contract.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyTechnical ProductSep 2, 2023SpaceX launches 13 satellites for U.S. Space Development Agency
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