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SDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E
Q3 2026 · Date and time TBD
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This mission is complete.

Mission brief

The mission

Tranche 1 Transport Layer D is one of six missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer constellation, which will provide assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms from Low Earth Orbit satellites. The constellation will be interconnected with Optical Inter-Satellite Links (OISLs) which have significantly increased performance over existing radio frequency crosslinks. It is expected to operate over Ka band, have stereo coverage and be dynamically networked for simpler hand-offs, greater bandwidth and fault tolerance.

PayloadSDA Tranche 1 Transport Layer D
OrbitPO
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Flight plan

Mission timeline

20 / 20100%
The range

Where it leaves Earth

Launch site

Ground vector

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.632°N
Longitude
120.611°W

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Range weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather rules

Clear — tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

12:00 AM UTC – 12:00 AM UTC

Hardware

Vehicle & provider

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

Profile →
Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches705
Successes690
Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Reliability

Schedule history

No meaningful launch-time or status changes recorded.