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Space Development Agency Plans Simultaneous First Launch of Tranche 2 Beta and Alpha Satellites

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Space Development Agency Plans Simultaneous First Launch of Tranche 2 Beta and Alpha Satellites
A SpaceX Falcon 9 launched the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 mission to low-Earth orbit from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. on April 2 in what was SDA’s first dedicated launch (U.S. Space Force Photo)

The U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) is planning a simultaneous, inaugural launch of Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta and Alpha satellites by Sept. 1, 2026, SDA said in a draft T2TL Alpha solicitation last week. "T2TL establishes initial launch capability (ILC) in September 2026 with the co-manifested launch of a highly inclined plane of four T2TL-Alpha and 12 T2TL-Beta SVs [space vehicles] and continues with an approximately year-long, monthly launch campaign involving the multiple T2TL variants," SDA…

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