{"id":50281,"date":"2023-04-18T22:28:28","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T22:28:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/04\/18\/northrop-grumman-passes-key-review-for-transport-satellites\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:49:30","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:49:30","slug":"northrop-grumman-passes-key-review-for-transport-satellites","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2023\/04\/18\/northrop-grumman-passes-key-review-for-transport-satellites\/","title":{"rendered":"Northrop Grumman passes key review for transport satellites"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. \u2014 Northrop Grumman\u2019s design for the Space Development Agency\u2019s next batch of communication satellites passed a critical review in March, the company said in a statement April 18.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Northrop is on contract to build 42 satellites for SDA\u2019s Tranche 1 Transport Layer, a suite of satellites that will provide resilient data transfer and communications capabilities to users on the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The critical design review milestone, which confirms the satellite design is stable and meets the agency\u2019s requirements, can take years to complete, but under <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\">SDA\u2019s go-fast acquisition approach<\/a>, the company passed its review 13 months after SDA awarded Northrop its $692 million contract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed Martin and Colorado-based York Space Systems <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2022\/02\/28\/space-development-agency-awards-18-billion-to-build-out-satellite-communications-layer\/\" target=\"_blank\">are also building transport satellites<\/a>. Lockheed said in a statement that its critical design review will occur in May. York declined to comment on the status of its work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Louis Christen, director of Northrop\u2019s proliferated space operating unit, told C4ISRNET in an April 17 interview that Northrop\u2019s path to design approval \u201cis not normal in the space industry,\u201d and attributed its success to streamlined processes and a philosophy that prioritizes rigor and speed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s not just about moving fast and reckless,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re trying to put a lot of rigor behind it, a lot of mission systems engineering.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/04\/02\/spacex-rocket-launches-space-development-agencys-first-satellites\/\" target=\"_blank\">SDA launched its first 10 satellites <\/a>in early April and is eyeing a second launch in June. In September 2024, the agency expects to start flying Its Tranche 1 transport and missile tracking spacecraft. With that mission, SDA expects to boost its launch cadence to one launch per month for the next 12 months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The initial satellites should be available in June for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/04\/04\/space-development-agency-enters-demonstration-phase-after-first-launch\/\" target=\"_blank\">demonstrations at Eglin Air Force Base in Florida<\/a>, SDA Director Derek Tournear told reporters March 31. During those exercises, three of the transport satellites equipped with Link 16 terminals will showcase their ability to communicate with Air Force aircraft.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link 16 is a secure communications tool used by the U.S. and many international allies. 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