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SDA is Ready to Demonstrate PWSA Capabilities With the First Tranche 0 Launch

By Rachel Jewett

Friday, March 31st, 2023

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SDA is Ready to Demonstrate PWSA Capabilities With the First Tranche 0 Launch

A rendering of the first generation of the Tracking Layer of Trance 0 in the National Defense Space Architecture. Photo: Space Development Agency

The Space Development Agency (SDA) is awaiting the first launch for its proliferated Low-Earth Orbit (LEO) constellation set for this weekend. This is a highly anticipated launch as Tranche 0 demonstrates the feasibility of a proliferated constellation architecture for beyond line of sight targeting and advanced missile detection and tracking. The first 10 satellites of Tranche 0 are set to launch on a SpaceX mission set for April 1 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. This first group of Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) satellites…

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