{"id":50806,"date":"2023-11-28T19:54:48","date_gmt":"2023-11-28T19:54:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/11\/28\/space-development-agency-demonstrates-link-16-satellite-connectivity\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:50:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:50:10","slug":"space-development-agency-demonstrates-link-16-satellite-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/space\/2023\/11\/28\/space-development-agency-demonstrates-link-16-satellite-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Space Development Agency demonstrates Link 16 satellite connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The Space Development Agency demonstrated the ability to connect its satellites to radios on the ground through a signal known as Link 16, showing the potential for in-orbit sensors to network with military systems operating in multiple domains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The agency conducted demonstrations from Nov. 21 to 27, transmitting signals from its satellites in Low Earth orbit \u2014 about 1,200 miles above Earth \u2014 to a test site on the ground, SDA said in a Nov. 28 statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to SDA Director Derek Tournear, the demonstrations are a significant milestone for the agency, which is developing a space-based Transport Layer made up of small satellites and sensors designed to <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\">provide global connectivity for military users<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI can\u2019t underscore enough the significance of this technical achievement as we demonstrate the feasibility of the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture and its ability to deliver space-based capabilities to the warfighter over existing tactical data links,\u201d SDA Director Derek Tournear said in the statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department established SDA in 2019 to build a<a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/04\/04\/space-development-agency-enters-demonstration-phase-after-first-launch\/\"> constellation of low Earth orbit transport and missile tracking satellites<\/a> on rapid timelines, augmenting constellations of large spacecraft with hundreds of small, relatively low-cost satellites. Those satellites make up what SDA calls its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Link 16 is a tactical communications system that U.S. forces, NATO and international allies rely on for real-time data exchange. During the demonstration, SDA used three satellites from its Transport Layer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.c4isrnet.com\/battlefield-tech\/space\/2023\/10\/20\/space-development-agency-orders-62-satellites-from-york-space-systems\/\" target=\"_blank\">all built by Denver-based York Space Systems<\/a>. The Air Force\u2019s 46th Test Squadron at Eglin Air Force Base, Fla., supported the mission from the ground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The satellites used on-board radios to send signals to a test site located \u201cwithin the territory of a Five Eyes nation,\u201d SDA said, declining to disclose which country it partnered with for the effort. Besides the U.S., other members of the Five Eyes intelligence alliance include Australia, the U.K., Canada and New Zealand.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">SDA\u2019s goal had been to conduct the demonstration over U.S. air space. However, the Federal Aviation Administration requires certification to use Link 16 to broadcast signals from space through the U.S. National Airspace System, and has not yet granted approval for SDA\u2019s systems. So, the agency opted to perform the test over international waters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSDA\u2019s requirement remains to test over U.S. air space to fully demonstrate the feasibility of the [Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture] and its ability to deliver fire control information to the warfighter over existing tactical data networks,\u201d the agency said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The satellites that enabled the Link 16 demonstration were part of SDA\u2019s first batch of spacecraft, dubbed Tranche 0, which includes 19 transport satellites and eight for missile tracking. 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