January 18, 2024, 9:03 pm
The Space Development Agency(SDA) selected three companies to build 18 satellites each for its space-based missile warning, tracking, and defense constellation.
The total value of the contract for the supply of 54 satellites is worth $2.5 billion.
The satellites will make up a portion of what SDA calls its Tranche 2 Tracking Layer, which will detect and track advanced missiles from low Earth orbit, about 1,200 miles or 1,930 km above the planet’s surface.
This step has long term implications.
In this video, Defense Updates reports on the US Space Development Agency’s latest contract to buy 54 missile-tracking satellites
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Chapters:
00:11 INTRODUCTION
01:43 THE CONTRACT
03:39 THE PLAN
04:22 THE PROGRESS
07:49 ANALYSIS
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▶️ Narration by Scott Leffler (scottleffler.com)
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