"Pentagon's $2.55 Billion Satellite Contracts for Missile-Tracking and Defense"
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The Space Development Agency has awarded contracts to three companies to build 54 missile tracking satellites as part of its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer, with a total value of about $2.5 billion. These satellites will be used for space-based missile warning, tracking, and defense, and are set to be launched in April 2027. The agency aims to quickly field a constellation of hundreds of data transport and advanced missile tracking satellites to augment existing fleets and upgrade capabilities on a two-year cycle.
Topics:business#defense-constellation#missile-tracking-satellites#satellite-contracts#space-development-agency#space-technology#tranche-2-tracking-layer
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