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L3Harris retains Lanteris (now owned by Intuitive Machines) as satellite-bus supplier for SDA Tranche 3

L3Harris has retained Lanteris Space Systems — now owned by Intuitive Machines — as the satellite bus supplier for its Space Development Agency Tranche 3 missile-tracking satellites. The move preserves an existing supplier relationship as L3Harris advances spacecraft integration and delivery under its SDA award.

Discovered 2026-03-03T13:12:28.907202-08:00 | 2026-03-03T13:12:28.907202-08:00

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  • The decision preserves supplier continuity for L3Harris as it executes its SDA Tranche 3 build, part of the roughly $3.5 billion SDA award that included a nearly $1 billion allocation to L3Harris for 72 tracking satellites (source:dbdad5c9-7a09-4026-963a-9c1582cd5d5d).
  • It formalizes Lanteris’s role under new ownership following Intuitive Machines’ acquisition and recent $175 million strategic funding, linking bus supply to Intuitive’s expanding space capabilities (source:e1a5a39c-c830-4d56-a79a-59965e52b1b0).
  • The move contrasts with other Tranche 3 supply chains — for example, Lockheed Martin’s use of Terran Orbital buses — underscoring prime-level choices that will shape integration timelines and supplier competition across the Tranche 3 program (source:a99e60be-aa16-40d3-9c9e-05995cdf2752).

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2026-03-03T13:12:28.907202-08:00
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