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The official stressed that SDA did not ask for the funding boost, but claimed it as \u201cclearly an endorsement of what we\u2019ve been up to.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The satellites, which will carry overhead persistent infrared sensors for missile tracking, are part of SDA\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2021\/09\/20\/space-development-agency-approves-design-for-satellites-that-can-track-hypersonic-weapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">Tranche 1 Tracking Layer<\/a> \u2014 a key component of the agency\u2019s National Space Defense Architecture that is ultimately planned to consist of hundreds of satellites operating primarily in LEO. 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