WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency announced Dec. 19 it awarded about $3.5 billion in contracts to four companies to build 72 missile-tracking satellites for the next phase of a low Earth orbit ...

The Space Development Agency (SDA) announced on December 19 four awards to procure 72 satellites for its Tranche 3 Tracking Layer constellation. The launch is part of the Proliferated Warfighter Space ...

The Space Development Agency has awarded L3Harris Technologies a nearly $1 billion contract to build satellites that would bolster a missile tracking layer above Earth, a key element of President ...

The U.S. Space Force awarded BAE Systems the first contract for its MEO-based missile warning/missile tracking Epoch 2 program in June 2025. Credit: BAE Systems The U.S. Space Force (USSF) will not ...

In other recent news, Rocket Lab USA, Inc. secured an $816 million contract with the U.S. Space Development Agency to design and manufacture 18 satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 3 program.

Digantara, which specialises in monitoring space debris, has ventured into the domain of tracking missiles using satellites, citing greater interest from governments across the world for such ...

Soldiers at Redstone Arsenal gave FOX54 a peek behind the curtain as they prepare to track Santa Claus this Christmas Eve. Returning Russian POWs pay heavy price for choosing surrender over death 'Get ...

The new tracking satellites will contribute to the PWSA’s mission of providing global, persistent detection and identification of missile threats, converting tracking data into actionable engagement ...

New Zealand–founded space company Rocket Lab has landed its largest contract to date, winning an $816 million deal to build a new generation of missile-tracking satellites. Rocket Lab will design and ...

The new $100 million facility has reached full-scale production, assembling satellites for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 constellation. These satellites are part of a broader effort to ...