Launch Date: September 2
Launch Window: 7:26AM PDT (10:26AM EDT, 14:26 UTC) - 1 hr 31 min window
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Core Booster Recovery: RTLS - LZ-4
Booster: B1063.13
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 13 Tranche 0 satellites - approx 5 tonnes
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 61
This mission will be the second and final one for Tranche 0. There will be 11 Transport Layer satellites, 10 from Lockheed Martin and 1 by York Space Systems; as well as 2 Tracking Layer satellites both manufactured by SpaceX. Target orbit is a 1000km circular orbit at roughly 82º inclination. Payload mass is estimated to be around 5 tonnes.. The Transport layer is an interoperable mesh network of satellites intended to provide periodic low-latency and high-capacity data connectivity, while the Tracking Layer consists of interconnected satellites with cross-links and wide field of view infrared sensors for hypersonic missile tracking.
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Launch Window: 7:26AM PDT (10:26AM EDT, 14:26 UTC) - 1 hr 31 min window
Launch site: SLC-4E, Vandenberg Space Force Base, California
Core Booster Recovery: RTLS - LZ-4
Booster: B1063.13
Fairings: Reused
Mass: 13 Tranche 0 satellites - approx 5 tonnes
Orbit: LEO
Yearly Launch Number: 61
This mission will be the second and final one for Tranche 0. There will be 11 Transport Layer satellites, 10 from Lockheed Martin and 1 by York Space Systems; as well as 2 Tracking Layer satellites both manufactured by SpaceX. Target orbit is a 1000km circular orbit at roughly 82º inclination. Payload mass is estimated to be around 5 tonnes.. The Transport layer is an interoperable mesh network of satellites intended to provide periodic low-latency and high-capacity data connectivity, while the Tracking Layer consists of interconnected satellites with cross-links and wide field of view infrared sensors for hypersonic missile tracking.
Transport Layer Tranche-0 A-Class 1, ..., 7
The Transport Layer is an experimental military satellite constellation developed by the SDA (Space Development Agency), which will serve as the ba...https://www.sda.mil/transport/
Lockheed Martin to Build 10 Small Satellite Mesh Network in Two Years
LITTLETON, Colo., Sept. 1, 2020 – The Space Development Agency (SDA) awarded a Tranche 0 contract of the Space Transport Layer to Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) to demonstrate a mesh network of 10...
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