Sign In
Search
Space

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

Frank Wolfe Frank Wolfe
SHARE:
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…

Subscriber-only content. Please log in below.

Not a subscriber or registered user yet?

Please contact us at clientservices@accessintel.com or call us at 888-707-5814 (Monday – Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. and Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. ET.), to start a free trial, get pricing information, order a reprint, or post an article link on your website.

Recommended

Defense Watch

Defense Watch: HASC Work, DDG Delivery, C-130 Autonomy, Swarm Forge

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Proposed Elimination of SDA And Space RCO Faces Opposition

Defense Watch

Defense Watch: Budget Progress, Tanker News, AIA Concerns with Bill, VAMPIRE Order

Advanced / Transformational Technology

Space Force Looking Into Architecture For Epoch 3 And Epoch 4

Trending

Trump Leverages Defense Production Act To Boost Munitions Collaboration Within Industry
Space Force Looking Into Architecture For Epoch 3 And Epoch 4
More Than 20 Companies In The Running For CCA, Increment 2, Air Force Says
Proposed Elimination of SDA And Space RCO Faces Opposition
Defense Watch: FORGE, Cloud Contract, Another Super Hornet Lost, AFC/TRADOC Merger Name, TOC-L Protest

Congress Updates

Army

Army Plans To Initiate ISV-Heavy Competition Later This Year, Official Says

The Army is planning to initiate its competition to build the Infantry Squad Vehicle (ISV)-Heavy in the fourth quarter of this year, a senior acquisition official has said.  Jesse Tolleson, […]

Navy/USMC

Senate Authorization Bill Restricts Building Navy Warships Overseas With Limited Exception For Auxiliaries

The Senate Armed Services Committee’s (SASC) version of the FY 2027 defense policy bill looks to cut the ability for the Trump administration to buy foreign-made warships, but still allow […]

Army

Army ‘Looking At Options’ For Supporting Munitions Boost Plans If Reconciliation Fails, Official Says

The Army is “looking at options” for how it would support planned boosts to munitions production if Congress doesn’t pass a reconciliation bill with the requested funding, a senior acquisition […]

Air Force

Build Of At Least 45 MQ-9s By Start Of FY 2029 Required By SASC Bill

Down to an inventory of 135 MQ-9A Reapers due to the loss of two dozen aircraft in strikes on Iran, the Air Force would have to field at least 45 […]

The Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers

Michael DiOrio – Dataminr

Force Multipliers

Arne Brinck – Dark Wolf Solutions

Force Multipliers

Jags Kandasamy – Latent AI

Force Multipliers

Force Multipliers – Krista McKendree

Job Feed

Post a Job // Post a Resume