SDA Liftoff Marks New Phase in Space-Based Tactical Communications
A SpaceX Falcon 9 lofted the first 21 operational SDA satellites to orbit.
Credit: SpaceX
Forty minutes past sunrise, a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket lifted off Sept. 10 from the Western Range, propelling through drifting clouds to carry 21 data transport satellites into orbit for the U.S. Space Development Agency. Once operational, the satellite plane is expected to allow U.S. Indo-Pacific...
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