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Breaking Defense • Theresa Hitchens

SpaceX to launch SDA Tranche 2 — 36 missile‑tracking satellites (L3Harris, Lockheed Martin) plus 8 Millennium FOO Fighters

SpaceX will launch the Space Development Agency's Tranche 2 Tracking Layer, carrying 36 missile‑tracking satellites — 18 built by L3Harris and 18 by Lockheed Martin — plus eight Millennium Space Systems FOO Fighter demonstrators, advancing SDA's proliferated missile‑warning and tracking architecture.

2026-01-09T13:28:13.058173-08:00
China   Satellite   Launch Vehicles & Space Transportation   Commercial Space  
SpaceNews.com • Andrew Jones

Landspace wins launch contracts for China’s two major megaconstellations, easing domestic launch bottleneck

By SpaceNews.com: Landspace secures launch contracts for China’s megaconstellation projects Commercial launch startup Landspace has secured formal contracts to launch satellites for China’s two main megaconstellation projects, helping to address a launch capacity bottleneck.

2026-01-09T09:48:13.181815-08:00