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SpaceX Launches 21 Satellites for Enhanced Missile Tracking

10/22/2025

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SpaceX launched 21 satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA) on October 15, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The launch advances the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture to deploy 154 satellites for secure communications and missile tracking.
The Tranche 1 Transport Layer will include 126 data transport satellites and 28 missile-tracking satellites at an operational altitude of 1,000 kilometers.

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SpaceX launched 21 satellites for the Space Development Agency (SDA) on October 15, 2025, from Vandenberg Space Force Base.
The launch advances the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture to deploy 154 satellites for secure communications and missile tracking.
The Tranche 1 Transport Layer will include 126 data transport satellites and 28 missile-tracking satellites at an operational altitude of 1,000 kilometers.