WASHINGTON ― The Space Force today announced it has awarded SpaceX $2.29 billion to “accelerate” fielding of a “backbone” data transport constellation in low Earth orbit (LEO) for the Space Data Network (SDN), which the service is developing as its central communications network to link sensors to shooters.
Under the Other Transaction Authority agreement, the company is to deliver “a fully operational prototype capability by the end of 2027,” Space…
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