{"id":31893,"date":"2023-08-21T15:10:00","date_gmt":"2023-08-21T15:10:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/08\/21\/space-development-agency-awards-15-billion-for-transport-satellites\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:50:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:50:00","slug":"space-development-agency-awards-15-billion-for-transport-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/space\/2023\/08\/21\/space-development-agency-awards-15-billion-for-transport-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Development Agency awards $1.5 billion for transport satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Space Development Agency, which is building a constellation of low-cost communication and missile-tracking satellites, awarded prototype agreements totaling $1.5 billion to Lockheed Martin and Northrop Grumman to build data transport satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Each company <a href=\"https:\/\/news.northropgrumman.com\/news\/releases\/northrop-grumman-selected-to-build-tranche-2-transport-layer-beta-data-transport-satellites\" target=\"_blank\">will develop 36 spacecraft <\/a>designed to provide encrypted connectivity and communication for warfighters operating around the globe. Lockheed\u2019s contract is worth $816 million and Northrop\u2019s $733 million, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sda.mil\/space-development-agency-makes-awards-to-build-72-beta-variant-satellites-for-tranche-2-transport-layer\/\" target=\"_blank\">SDA announced Aug. 21<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The satellites are part of the third generation \u2014 dubbed Tranche 2 \u2014 of the American agency\u2019s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/12\/05\/how-the-space-development-agency-could-have-died-any-number-of-ways\/\" target=\"_blank\">a fleet of hundreds of small satellites operating in low Earth orbit<\/a>, about 1,200 miles above the planet\u2019s surface. Along with the data transport satellites, the constellation will feature spacecraft that can detect and warn of missile threats.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Established in 2019, the agency\u2019s strategy is defined by two key acquisition concepts: spiral development and proliferation. The PWSA will augment constellations of large spacecraft with hundreds of small, relatively low-cost satellites. While it takes the military on average five to 10 years to conceive and then launch a satellite,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/04\/02\/spacex-rocket-launches-space-development-agencys-first-satellites\/\" target=\"_blank\"> SDA wants to shorten that to about two years<\/a> and field technology at a regular pace, or spiral.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency expects to launch the 72 transport satellites built by Lockheed and Northrop in 2026. The spacecraft will be similar to early tranches, but will feature advanced tactical communication technology, SDA said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both companies have experience building earlier iterations of SDA\u2019s transport satellites. Lockheed provided 10 spacecraft for Tranche 0, which will launch later this year, and is building 42 for Tranche 1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northrop is also developing 42 Tranche 1 transport satellites, the first of which are slated to launch in late 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cCreating a low-Earth orbit communications architecture that meets the needs of the warfighter is complex,\u201d Northrop\u2019s vice president of communication systems, Blake Bullock, said in a statement. \u201cWith Northrop Grumman\u2019s extensive military satellite communication experience and a deep mission understanding, we are helping SDA make its vision a reality.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed announced Aug. 4 it opened a<a href=\"https:\/\/news.lockheedmartin.com\/2023-August-04-Lockheed-Martin-Opens-Facility-for-Rapid-Development-of-Small-Satellites\" target=\"_blank\"> 20,000-square-foot small-satellite processing 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