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Terran Orbital to Build 36 Satellite Buses for Lockheed Martin

Will Be Deployed in SDA’s Tranche 2 Transport Layer Constellation

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Tom Patton
Oct 26, 2023
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Lockheed Martin has awarded Terran Orbital Corporation a contract to build 36 satellite buses for Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Tranche 2 Transport Layer (T2TL) Beta constellation. Terran Orbital will deliver the buses to Lockheed Martin, which will conduct payload integration and jointly operate the satellites with SDA.

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