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SDA Releases Solicitation for T2TL Alpha Layer

By Rachel Jewett

Friday, June 30th, 2023

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SDA Releases Solicitation for T2TL Alpha Layer

The Space Development Agency (SDA) issued a solicitation for 100 satellites for its Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) on June 28. The SDA is looking for industry proposals for 100 “Alpha” satellites that will be part of the Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL). The PWSA is a proliferated constellation architecture for beyond line of sight targeting and advanced missile detection and tracking, consisting of a Tracking Layer and Transport Layer. The SDA has said the Tranche 2 Transport Layer will provide “global communications access and…

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