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Space

Space Development Agency to Explore Communications Features for Future Transport Layer Satellites

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, May 24th, 2022

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Space Development Agency to Explore Communications Features for Future Transport Layer Satellites

This month, the Space Development Agency issued a draft solicitation for the Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES), which is to consist of up to 12 satellites to explore future communications features for the National Defense Space Architecture's (NDSA) Transport Layer. The several hundred Low earth Orbit (LEO) Transport Layer satellites, which are to be optically linked, are to be the foundation for Pentagon Joint All Domain Command and Control. The 12 T1DES satellites would launch in the spring…

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