Live coverage: SpaceX to launch 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency
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SpaceX plans to launch a Falcon 9 from Space Launch Complex 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base carrying 21 data transport satellites for the Space Development Agency's Tranche 1 Transport Layer A mission. The flight supports the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation, which uses optical inter-satellite links to provide low-latency military data connectivity from low Earth orbit.
The Tranche 1 Transporter Layer A mission is the fourth flight supporting the Space Development Agency’s Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture constellation. Liftoff from pad 4E at Vandenberg Space Force Base is scheduled for 1:17 a.m. PDT (4:17 a.m. EDT / 0817 UTC).
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