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SpaceX Falcon 9 to Launch Space Development Agency's Fourth Tranche 1 Mission
Original: SpaceX Falcon 9 Set to Launch SDA's Fourth Tranche 1 Mission
SpaceX is preparing a Falcon 9 rocket to launch the Space Development Agency's fourth Tranche 1 mission, adding to the Pentagon's proliferated low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation. The mission is part of an ongoing series of launches designed to build out a mesh network of military communications and missile-tracking satellites in orbit. Further details on the launch date and payload specifics were not provided.
Why now: SpaceX launches for the Space Development Agency draw attention as the US military rapidly expands its low-Earth-orbit satellite constellation.
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