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Northrop Grumman Delivers First Data Relay Sats For SDA To Launch Site

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Northrop Grumman has delivered 21 satellites to Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, for an upcoming launch to support the Space Development Agency’s LEO-based constellation.

 

Credit: Northrop Grumman
The first plane of Northrop Grumman-built spacecraft supporting the Space Development Agency (SDA) has arrived at Vandenberg SFB, California, ahead of an upcoming launch, the company announced Sept. 28. Over the next six months, Northrop Grumman will launch “several dozen” spacecraft supporting the...
Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Washington.

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