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SDA partners for up to $1.75B to build 36 Golden Dome missile-tracking satellites for Space Force

The Space Development Agency announced partnerships with two companies valued at up to $1.75 billion total to develop 36 satellites supporting the Trump administration’s Golden Dome missile-defense initiative. The satellites are intended to expand space-based tracking capability for the program.

Discovered 2026-07-21T12:07:19.359993-07:00 | 2026-07-21T12:07:19.359993-07:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • [Golden Dome] provides the architecture for space-based missile-defense tracking; this award for 36 satellites adds procurement momentum after earlier Golden Dome prototype selections, including SBI interceptor prototypes.
  • The disclosed program scope—up to $1.75 billion and 36 satellites—signals scale and pace for SDA’s space-segment buildout, which will influence integration timelines and recurring capacity.
  • Executing satellite production under missile-defense requirements raises downstream implications for contracting strategies and subsystem supply chains across the defense space ecosystem.

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2026-07-21T12:07:19.359993-07:00
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