The Tranche 1 Tracking Layer will identify and track hypersonic weapons and advanced missiles, as part of the SDA’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. Northrop Grumman said last month that it had finished the CDR for the company’s 16 missile tracking satellites for SDA’s Tranche 1 Tracking Layer. SDA has said that it plans to launch the remaining four wide field of view Tranche 0 Tracking Layer satellites by L3Harris by the end of the year in a collaborative launch with the Missile Defense Agency (MDA). SDA has said that tardy deliveries of microelectronics and space system components for Moog, Inc. -built satellite buses for the four L3Harris Tranche 0 Tracking Layer satellites have delayed launches. Contractors for the Tracking Layer include L3Harris, Northrop Grumman, RTX and SpaceX.

Source: Libya Today December 21, 2023 19:35 UTC