SpaceNews

SpaceX launches 21 Lockheed Martin satellites for ‘Transport Layer’ military network

WASHINGTON — A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 15 launched 21 satellites to low Earth orbit for the U.S. Space Force’s Space ...
Defense Daily

Second Batch of SDA Tranche 1, Transport Layer Satellites Launched

The second batch of U.S. Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) Tranche 1, Transport Layer communications satellites ...
SpaceNews

Lockheed Martin’s data-transport satellite clears design review

Replica of Lockheed Martin's Tranche 1 Transport Layer satellite that will be produced for the Space Development Agency. The payloads and smaller components were 3D printed, Credit: Lockheed Martin ...
Aviation Week

SDA Working To Avoid ‘Vendor Lock’ In Tracking, Transport Layer Awards

The Space Development Agency (SDA) wants to ensure that all bidders will have an equal shot at awards under the upcoming Tranche 1 Tracking Layer (T1TL) decision, though another recent SDA award has ...
Business Wire

Rocket Lab Awarded $14m in Contracts to Supply Satellite Separation Systems for Companies Supporting Space Development Agency’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer

LONG BEACH, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rocket Lab USA, Inc. (Nasdaq: RKLB) (“Rocket Lab” or “the Company”), a leading launch and space systems company, has been awarded two contracts worth a total of ...
Business Wire

Terran Orbital Delivers First Bus to Lockheed Martin in Support of Space Development Agency’s Transport Layer Tranche 0

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Terran Orbital Corporation (NYSE: LLAP), a global leader in satellite solutions, primarily serving the United States aerospace and defense industry, today announced ...