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SpaceX Launches SDA Tranche 1 Satellites
Original: SpaceX SDA Tranche 1 Launch: Your Questions Answered
SpaceX carried out a launch for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 constellation, with coverage focusing on explaining the mission and answering readers' questions about it. Tranche 1 is part of a US military push to build a proliferated satellite network in low Earth orbit for communications and missile tracking. Attention centres on what the satellites do and why the constellation matters for defence.
Why now: SpaceX's launch of the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 satellites has drawn interest in the military space programme.
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- SpaceX SDA Tranche 1 Launch: Your Questions Answered · basenor.com
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