Government · United States
Space Development Agency
HQ United States
U.S. Space Force agency that buys and fields the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture of low Earth orbit transport and tracking satellites.
- Part ofU.S. Space Force
Awards issued9 · up to $5.25B ceiling
| Announced | Award | Recipients | Type | Program | Obligated | Ceiling | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 2025 | Tracking Layer Tranche 3 satellites (18 space vehicles)press:l3harris:2025-12-19:sda-trkt3 | L3Harris Technologies | OTA | — | — | Up to $843M | Confirmed |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Tracking Layer Tranche 3 satellites (18 space vehicles)press:northrop-grumman:2025-12-19:sda-trkt3 | Northrop Grumman | OTA | — | — | Up to $764M | Confirmed |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Tracking Layer Tranche 3 satellites (18 space vehicles)press:lockheed-martin:2025-12-19:sda-trkt3 | Lockheed Martin | OTA | — | — | Up to $1.10B | Confirmed |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Tracking Layer Tranche 3 satellites (18 space vehicles)press:rocket-lab:2025-12-19:sda-trkt3 | Rocket Lab | OTA | — | — | Up to $805M | Confirmed |
| Aug 16, 2024 | Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma prototype satellites (10 space vehicles)press:terran-orbital:2024-08-16:t2tl-gamma | Terran Orbital | OTA | — | — | Up to $254M | Confirmed |
| Jan 8, 2024 | Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta: 18 data-transport satellitespress:rocket-lab:2024-01-08:t2tl-beta | Rocket Lab | Contract | — | — | Up to $515M | Confirmed |
| Dec 31, 2020 | Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer launch services (two launches)press:spacex:2020-12-31:sda-t0-launch | SpaceX | Contract | — | — | Up to $150M | Confirmed |
| — | Tranche 2 Transport Layer Alpha: 62 data-relay satellitespress:york-space-systems:2023-10-10:t2tl-alpha | York Space Systems | OTA | — | — | Up to $617M | Confirmed |
| — | Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES): 12 satellitespress:york-space-systems:2022-09-30:t1des | York Space Systems | OTA | — | — | Up to $200M | Confirmed |
- Tracking Layer Tranche 3 satellites (18 space vehicles)Dec 19, 2025 · OTAConfirmedUp to $843MCeiling
- Up to $764MCeiling
- Up to $1.10BCeiling
- Up to $805MCeiling
- Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma prototype satellites (10 space vehicles)Aug 16, 2024 · OTAConfirmedUp to $254MCeiling
- Tranche 2 Transport Layer Beta: 18 data-transport satellitesJan 8, 2024 · ContractConfirmedUp to $515MCeiling
- Tranche 0 Transport and Tracking Layer launch services (two launches)Dec 31, 2020 · ContractConfirmedUp to $150MCeiling
- Up to $617MCeiling
- Tranche 1 Demonstration and Experimentation System (T1DES): 12 satellitesUndated · OTAConfirmedUp to $200MCeiling
Obligated is what has been committed so far; ceiling is the most the award can reach. Joint values cover all recipients and are excluded from this company’s money totals.
Sources1
- 1Government recordSpace Development Agency Makes Awards to Build 72 Tracking Layer Satellites for Tranche 3
Space Development Agency · Dec 19, 2025 · Supports Organization
“The Space Development Agency (SDA) today announced the award of four agreements, with a total value of approximately $3.5 billion, to build 72 Tracking Layer satellites”
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