Space Development Agency
Space Development Agency to add more laser links to satellites if the price is right
The Space Development Agency needs “affordable” optical terminals that can be mass produced.
Space Development Agency could select three manufacturers to produce its next batch of satellites
The Space Development Agency is considering buying its next 150 satellites from three different vendors,
DoD space agency: Cyber attacks, not missiles, are the most worrisome threat to satellites
The Space Development Agency is less worried about missile strikes than it is about cyber attacks and intrusions into the supply chain.
Space Development Agency issues new request for information from satellite vendors
SDA is seeking feedback on vendors' ability to support a homogeneous constellation design.
Satellite manufacturer LeoStella eyeing opportunities in U.S. defense market
LeoStella sees opportunities to supply satellites to the U.S. Space Development Agency.
On National Security | DoD space agency move seen as signs of real change
The Defense Department's Space Development Agency is now shaking things up. The agency has been around for only two years and remains relatively unknown. But it began to draw attention from across the space industry last fall.
Space Force planning for a future of smaller, cheaper satellites
The Space and Missile Systems Center for more than a year has been helping the Space Development Agency accelerate the procurement of small satellites.
DoD space agency to award multiple contracts for up to 150 satellites
The Space Development Agency will solicit bids for an upcoming procurement of up to 150 satellites to be launched in late 2024.
Space Development Agency experiment to fly on Northrop Grumman’s capsule to space station
The NG-16 cargo delivery mission to the International Space Station will carry a Space Development Agency payload to collect data for the development of missile-tracking sensors.
DoD space agency launching experiments in preparation for 2022 satellite deployments
SDA and DARPA small spacecraft equipped with optical crosslinks will fly to orbit in SpaceX's next rideshare mission Transporter-2.
Laser communications company Mynaric opens Washington office
Mynaric, a Germany-based manufacturer of optical satellite terminals, is expanding its footprint in the United States and opening an office in Washington D.C.
Space Development Agency asks industry for input on available technologies
A “broad area announcement” Jan. 25 asks companies for information on emerging technologies that the Space Development Agency might be interested in funding if they meet specific needs.
Northrop Grumman and L3Harris to build sensor satellites for Missile Defense Agency
The Missile Defense Agency awarded Northrop Grumman a $155 million contract Jan. 22. L3Harris received a $121 million contract Jan. 14.
Space Development Agency restores L3Harris, SpaceX contracts following protest
Following a series of contract protests, the Space Development Agency again awarded SpaceX a $149 million contract and L3Harris a $193.5 million contract to each build four satellites to detect and track ballistic and hypersonic missiles
SpaceX wins $150 million contract to launch Space Development Agency satellites
SpaceX has been awarded a $150.4 million contract to launch as many as 28 satellites for the Pentagon’s space agency.
