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U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)

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Four L3Harris tracking satellites that are part of Tranche 0 will not launch with the other Tranche 0 satellites and are being moved to a future launch with other Missile Defense Agency sensor satellites.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipJun 19, 2023Space Development Agency’s missile warning satellites transmit first images

The U.S. Space Force is collaborating with the Missile Defense Agency and the Space Development Agency under the Chief of Space Operations to develop a unified Overhead Persistent Infrared (OPIR) Enterprise solution for missile warning, missile tracking, and missile defense.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipJun 11, 2023The Space Enterprise Consortium being used by L3Harris for the Missile Track Custody program + also awarded a million$$ contract

The West Coast Solutions HBS achieved TRL 5+ in the recently-completed Missile Defense Agency SBIR Phase II.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralJan 18, 2023West Coast Solutions developing new tech for satellites

Leidos was one of four companies that competed in 2020 for a Missile Defense Agency contract to design a hypersonic and ballistic missile-defense satellite and lost the contract to L3Harris and Northrop Grumman.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralNov 1, 2022Leidos selected by Northrop Grumman to supply sensor payloads for U.S. missile-tracking satellites

The Missile Defense Agency retired the CNCE Block 1 satellites in March 2022 and the satellites will de-orbit and burn up in the atmosphere.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyTechnical ProductAug 30, 2022Space Micro’s SDRs Perform Successfully in MDA’s CubeSat Networked Communications Experiment

The Missile Defense Agency deployed two CubeSats developed by Space Micro with integrated radio frequency payloads based on Space Micro’s µSDR-C family of small form factor software-defined radios.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipAug 30, 2022Space Micro’s SDRs Perform Successfully in MDA’s CubeSat Networked Communications Experiment

The Missile Defense Agency deployed two CubeSats developed by Space Micro with integrated radio frequency (RF) payloads based on Space Micro’s μSDR-C™ family of small form factor software defined radios.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyTechnical ProductAug 25, 2022Voyager’s Space Micro Software Defined Radio supports success of Missile Defense Agency’s CubeSat networked communications experiment

The Missile Defense Agency retired the CNCE Block 1 satellites in March 2022 and the satellites will de-orbit and burn up harmlessly in the atmosphere.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative PlanAug 25, 2022Voyager’s Space Micro Software Defined Radio supports success of Missile Defense Agency’s CubeSat networked communications experiment

Northrop Grumman Corporation was awarded an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity contract with a maximum amount of $3,286,745,005 by the Missile Defense Agency for the Ground-based Midcourse Defense Weapon System program.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipAug 2, 2022Northrop Grumman’s $3.3 billion contract to develop Ground-Based Midcourse Defense (GMD) Weapon System

The Missile Defense Agency plans to launch two HBTSS prototypes, one from L3Harris and one from Northrop Grumman, to test sensor capabilities to track hypersonic and dim upper-stage ballistic missiles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative PlanJul 27, 2022L3Harris to deliver five missile-warning satellites for 2023 launches

A fifth L3Harris missile-detection satellite developed for the Missile Defense Agency is expected to launch to low Earth orbit in 2023 with a classified specific timeframe.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipJul 27, 2022L3Harris to deliver five missile-warning satellites for 2023 launches

L3Harris is developing a missile-detection satellite under a $121,000,000 contract with the Missile Defense Agency for the Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor program (HBTSS).

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipJul 27, 2022L3Harris to deliver five missile-warning satellites for 2023 launches

The Missile Defense Agency awarded L3Harris a missile-tracking study contract in 2019 and a prototype demonstration contract in January 2021.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Org RelationshipJun 30, 2022L3Harris infrared space tech will enhance battlefield imagery + missile defense detection

USSF-124 is a U.S. Space Force and Missile Defense Agency mission that will launch on a Falcon 9 rocket from the Eastern Range into low Earth orbit.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative PlanMay 30, 2022Space Force identifies national security launches funded in 2022 and 2023

Clear Space Force Station near Fairbanks, Alaska hosts a long-range discrimination radar constructed by the U.S. Missile Defense Agency to track ballistic missiles.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense AgencyTechnical ProductMay 12, 2022Melting Arctic ice opens new front in strategic power competition

Northrop Grumman has more than 2,200 employees across Colorado supporting customers that include the U.S. Space Force, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Missile Defense Agency, and the intelligence community.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralApr 19, 2022Northrop Grumman To Develop Next-Gen Relay Ground Station For NIWC

The Missile Defense Agency has a technology demonstration scheduled for March 2023 that SDA is tracking to improve missile-tracking accuracy.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralApr 6, 2022War in Ukraine underscores need for missile defense upgrade

The Missile Defense Agency will launch two prototype infrared satellites in late 2023, one from L3Harris and one from Northrop Grumman, to conduct experiments.

Mentioned as: missile defense agencyTechnical ProductApr 4, 2022New L3Harris space boss says it’s time to rethink risk tolerance

The mission of the Missile Defense Agency is to develop and deploy a layered Missile Defense System to defend the United States, its deployed forces, allies, and friends from missile attacks in all phases of flight.

Mentioned as: U.S. Missile Defense Agency (MDA)Narrative GeneralMar 16, 2022Missile Defense Agency Retires Two Missile Tracking Satellites

A joint government and Northrop Grumman contractor team operated STSS from the Missile Defense Space Center ground station as part of MDA’s Missile Defense Integration and Operations Center.

Mentioned as: Missile Defense AgencyOrg RelationshipMar 16, 2022Missile Defense Agency Retires Two Missile Tracking Satellites
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