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SDA Set To Resume Launches Thursday With Second Plane Of York Transport Layer Satellites

SDA Set To Resume Launches Thursday With Second Plane Of York Transport Layer Satellites
21 satellites built by York Space Systems satellites for Tranche 1 Transport Layer of the SDA's PWSA, stacked before a SpaceX launch. Photo: York Space Systems

After a nine month pause in launches, the Space Development Agency (SDA) on Thursday plans to launch the next plane of 21 York Space Systems [YSS] data transport satellites into orbit as it attempts to rebuild momentum to build out the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). The launch aboard a SpaceX [SPCX] Falcon 9 rocket is slated for 4:32 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. SpaceX plans to land the first stage…

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