SDA Tranche 1 satellites to begin launching in late summer

By Shelley K. Mesch / March 7, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Space Development Agency is now expecting its first operational satellites for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture to launch late this summer, the agency announced, about a year after initially scheduled. Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites will be on the first launch later this year, an official told reporters today, with launches taking place each month until all 126 Transport Layer, 28 Tracking Layer and four missile defense demonstration satellites are on orbit. “SDA continues to aggressively work toward the...

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