US expands missile warning network with 36 new SDA satellites
TL;DR
Space Development Agency awarded about $1.75 billion to L3Harris Technologies and Sierra Space to build 36 infrared-sensing satellites for its proliferated low-Earth orbit Tracking Layer, expanding the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The 18-satellite contracts total roughly $955 million for L3Harris and $798 million for Sierra Space, with launches planned by end-2028 across two orbital planes and a common ground system to provide missile warning, tracking data, and defense capabilities against ballistic and hypersonic threats, supporting homeland defense and allied missions under the Golden Dome concept.
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- L3Harris gets $955 million US contract to supply 18 satellites for Golden Dome missile shield Reuters
- Space Development Agency Issues Awards to Build 36 Accelerated Missile Defense Tracking Layer Satellites for Tranche 3 in Support of Golden Dome for America – Space Development Agency sda.mil
- L3Harris wins U.S. Space Force contract for 18 missile-tracking AMDT3 satellites Seeking Alpha
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