Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A
Launch information
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Tranche 1 Transport Layer A is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance. This launch carries 21 satellites manufactured by Northrop Grumman.
Launch status
Launch status information for space mission ‘Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A’.
TBD
Status: To Be Determined
Class: normal
Launch T0: March 31, 2026, midnight
Timezone: America/Los_Angeles
Launch authority
Details about the the rocket, its target orbit and the launch pad location.
Mission |
SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A (PO) |
|---|---|
Launcher |
SpaceX |
Rocket |
Falcon 9 |
Location |
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA |
Pad |
Space Launch Complex 4E |
Type |
Government/Top Secret |
Orbit |
Polar Orbit (PO) |
Satellites on-board
Tracking of on-board satellites will be available after the rocket launch date (March 31, 2026).
Launch statistics
Launch statistics will be available after the rocket launch date (March 31, 2026).
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