SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

Launch SuccessfulCompleted launch

SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer A

SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Liftoff Oct 10, 07:39 UTC

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.

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Go for LaunchJellyfish likelyOct 19, 10:30 UTC
Bandwagon 5 (Dedicated Mid-Inclination Rideshare)
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Go for LaunchJellyfish possibleOct 19, 19:41 UTC
Martian Moons eXploration (MMX)
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries · H3-24 · Tanegashima Space Center, Japan
Go for LaunchOct 20, 22:14 UTC
Starlink Group 15-15
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Go for LaunchOct 21, 03:35 UTC
Unknown Payload
Galactic Energy · Ceres-1S · Haiyang Oriental Spaceport
To Be ConfirmedOct 21, 05:00 UTC
We're Not Hawking Around (3x HawkEye 360)
Rocket Lab · Electron · Rocket Lab Launch Complex 1, Mahia Peninsula, New Zealand
Go for LaunchOct 22, 02:57 UTC
Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 8A · Wenchang Space Launch Site, People's Republic of China
To Be ConfirmedOct 23, 18:00 UTC
Unknown Payload
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 4B · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
Go for LaunchOct 24, 05:29 UTC
Starlink Group 15-16
SpaceX · Falcon 9 Block 5 · Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
To Be DeterminedOct 29, 00:00 UTC
Amazon Leo (LV-01)
United Launch Alliance · Vulcan VC6L · Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
To Be DeterminedOct 31, 00:00 UTC
IRNSS-1L (NVS-03)
Indian Space Research Organization · GSLV Mk. II · Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India
To Be DeterminedOct 31, 00:00 UTC
Flight 2
China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation · Long March 12A · Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center, People's Republic of China
To Be DeterminedOct 31, 00:00 UTC
AayulSAT-1A & others
Indian Space Research Organization · SSLV · Satish Dhawan Space Centre, India

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