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Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 216 | SDA Tranche 0A

SDA Tranche 0A began deployment of the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The first ten of the planned 28 Tranche 0 spacecraft comprised eight York Space Systems Transport Layer satellites and two SpaceX Tracking Layer satellites for low-latency communications, missile warning, and missile tracking demonstrations.

Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 216 | SDA Tranche 0A
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SDA Tranche 0ATranche 0 Launch 1Falcon 9 F216
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Falcon 9 Block 5 Flight 216 | SDA Tranche 0A
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SDA Tranche 0A began deployment of the Space Development Agency's Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The first ten of the planned 28 Tranche 0 spacecraft comprised eight York Space Systems Transport Layer satellites and two SpaceX Tracking Layer satellites for low-latency communications, missile warning, and missile tracking demonstrations.
End Date
2023-04-02
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Successfully deployed the first ten SDA Tranche 0 spacecraft and recovered booster B1075
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Start Date
2023-04-02
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July 19, 2026 at 21:57:46 UTC
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August 21, 2026 at 14:14:33 UTC

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