SDA To Launch First Satellites, Tranche 0, By End Of March

SDA’s Tranche 0 is a minimal viable product intended to demonstrate the functionality of the larger constellation.

Credit: Raytheon Technologies
The U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) plans to launch its first batch of satellites, Tranche 0, before the end of March from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. The launch, aboard a SpaceX rocket, will include Tracking Layer or Transport Layer satellites—possibly both—though the manifest...

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