SDA Transport Satellite Constellation Grows Larger As Integration Lags
The Space Development Agency’s latest satellite deployment included the first batch of data relay satellites built by Northrop Grumman for the agency’s proliferated constellation.
Credit: SpaceX
With more than 80 satellites in orbit, the U.S. Space Development Agency’s nascent orbital mesh network is still proving elusive to establish. A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carried the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) fourth plane of Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellites—the first such batch from Northrop...
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