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Space Development Agency Targets Tranche 2 Transport Layer Launches for 2026

Space Development Agency Targets Tranche 2 Transport Layer Launches for 2026
On Apr. 3, the Space Development Agency announced the launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base, Calif. of 10 Tranche 0 satellites--eight Transport Layer birds by York Space Systems and two Tracking Layer satellites by SpaceX (SDA Photo)

The U.S. Space Force's Space Development Agency (SDA) is targeting launches of its Tranche 2 data communications Transport Layer (T2TL) low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites in 2026 as part of the future Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA). "The T2TL establishes initial launch capability (ILC) in September 2026 with the launch of a plane of T2TL-Beta SVs [space vehicles] and continues with an approximately year-long, monthly launch campaign involving the multiple T2TL variants," SDA said in an Apr. 28 business notice.…

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