The contract includes operating the satellites through 2030, with an option to extend to 2023.
Space Development Agency
Terran Orbital will continue to support Lockheed Martin for the NDSA, with a contract to build 42 satellites for the Tranche 1 Transport Layer.
This is the second major contract that L3Harris and Northrop Grumman have won to date from DoD’s space agency.
Egyptian satellite manufacturers have joined the race to compete for contracts to build communication satellites for SDA.
The $187.5m contract for Transport Layer’s Tranche 0 is an initial test and demonstration phase, with two prime contractors building a total of 20 satellites.
