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Final Satellites Delivered to U.S. Military for New Constellation

Marks a Milestone for Pentagon’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture

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Tom Patton
Aug 28, 2025
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The full payload of 21 satellites for the upcoming Tranche 1 Transport Layer launch has been delivered to the U.S. military by York Space Systems. The shipment marks the first operational generation of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

"This is not a demonstration; this is real warfighting capability on orbi…

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