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Innoflight’s CFC-400X Selected By L3Harris FOR THE SDA’s Tracking Layer Program

July 18, 2021

Innoflight has been awarded multiple contracts from L3Harris Technologies (NYSE: LHX) for the delivery of key avionics for four satellites produced by L3Harris Technologies under the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tracking Layer Tranche 0, consisting of eight space vehicles in total. This program will be the first generation of SDA’s Tracking Layer, an important step […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Command + Control, SDA

Launched + Successfully Deployed Are The General Atomics-EMS’ + Space Development Agency’s LINCS Smallsats

June 30, 2021

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) n partnership with the Space Development Agency (SDA) has announced that their Laser Interconnect and Networking Communications System (LINCS) satellites were successfully launched on the SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket as part of the Transporter-2 mission from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The two 12U cubesats that make up the LINCS system were […]

Filed Under: Comms, Laser, Launch, Military, SDA, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

SDA: SpaceX To Launch The Space Development Agency’s 1st Satellite

June 26, 2021

The Space Development Agency has an upcoming June launch (scheduled for the 25th of the month) of their first satellite mission, two years after the agency’s establishment. This is their Mandrake II Laser Interconnect Networking Communications System (LINCS) and Prototype On-orbit Experimental Testbed (POET) and will be launched from Cape Canaveral Space Force Station in […]

Filed Under: Launch, Military, SDA Tagged With: Featured

Mynaric Demos Laser Comms Using The Space Development Agency’s OISL Standard

June 10, 2021

Late last month, Mynaric (Frankfurt Stock Exchange: M0Y, ISIN: DE000A0JCY11) successfully demo’d their implementation of the Optical Inter-Satellite Link (OISL) Standard of the Space Development Agency (SDA). The demonstration marks a crucial milestone in the industrialization of laser communication and, as such, a first step in the technology’s widespread adoption within the satellite industry and […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Comms, Laser, Military, SDA

General Atomics EMS’ LINCS Smallsats Now Reside @ Cape Canaveral Awaiting SpaceX Launch

June 7, 2021

General Atomics Electromagnetic Systems (GA-EMS) Laser Interconnect and Networking Communication System (LINCS) satellites have arrived at Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral, Florida, to prepare for launch. Using LINCS, GA-EMS, in partnership with the Space Development Agency (SDA), will conduct a series of experiments demonstrating optical communication in and from space. The LINCS satellites will be […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Laser, Launch, Military, SDA, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

Innoflight Teams With Lockheed Martin On Avionics For SDA’s Transport Layer

April 21, 2021

Innoflight has been awarded two subcontracts from Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) and Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems (Tyvak) for the delivery of key avionics for 10 satellites produced by Lockheed Martin under the SDA Transport Layer Tranche 0, consisting of 20 space vehicles total. This program will be the first generation of SDA’s Transport Layer, an important […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Avionics, Data Management, Network, Partnerships, SDA Tagged With: Featured

Space Development Agency Initiates RFI For Mission-Capable Space Vehicles

April 12, 2021

The Space Development Agency (SDA) is seeking industry feedback on the design and development of mission-capable space vehicles for the National Defense Space Architecture’s (NDAS) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL), including feedback on industry’s ability to support a homogeneous constellation design to provide the full suite of Transport T1 capabilities. T1TL will provide an initial […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Analysis / Reports, RFI, Satellites, SDA Tagged With: Featured

Lockheed Martin’s Recent SDA Contract Receives LinkedIn Recognition From Company EVP Ambrose

March 10, 2021

In a current LinkedIn post by Lockheed Martin Space‘s Executive Vice President, Rick Ambrose, he posted information regarding the maintenance of Space Situational Awareness (SSA), which is also known as Space Domain Awareness (SDA). He noted that this technology is absolutely essential to preserve a peaceful and reliable spatial environment. Greater awareness of both intentional […]

Filed Under: Analysis / Reports, SDA, SSA

Direct From SmallSat Symposium, Dr. Derek M. Tournear, Director, Space Development Agency, Keynote Address

February 11, 2021

I’m excited to talk about the Space Development Agency and what we have done over the past year and our year term and long term visions. I want to talk about the many products that we’re developing and delivering, so SDA is set up to exist and operate almost as a commercial entity within the […]

Filed Under: Agencies, Analysis / Reports, Data Management, Launch, Military, SDA, SmallSat Tagged With: Featured

SpaceX Is The Recipient Of A Multi-Million $$$ Award From The SDA

January 4, 2021

A nearly $155 million award by the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) has been made to Space Exploration Technologies Inc. (SpaceX) for launch services from Vandenberg Air Force Base for the agency’s Agency’s Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer space vehicles. This award was made based on the Tranche 0 Launch request for proposal (HQ085021R0001) […]

Filed Under: Award, Launch, SDA

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