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SDA Readies for Second Award for Tranche 2, Transport Layer Alpha Satellites After York Space Systems’ Win

SDA Readies for Second Award for Tranche 2, Transport Layer Alpha Satellites After York Space Systems’ Win
Pictured is a slide from Space Development Agency Director Derek Tournear's Oct. 19 presentation--a slide that he said depicts the deployment of satellites during the first Tranche 0 launch in April (SpaceX Photo)

The U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) expects to award a second contract, possibly next week, for the Tranche 2 Transport Layer-Alpha satellites after the announcement last week by SDA Director Derek Tournear that York Space Systems had won a $615 million firm-fixed-price Other Transaction Authorities (OTA) contract to build 62 of the 100 Alpha satellites. The latter satellites are to be able to transmit beyond line-of-sight Link 16 data to military forces from space. The full $615 million…

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