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The Space Development Agency and L3Harris Technologies have completed the critical design review and production readiness review for the SDA’s Tranche 2 Tracking Layer.
L3Harris said Monday the program’s satellite and ground system designs meet mission requirements and are ready for the production phase.
Tranche 2 Tracking Layer Design
The Tranche 2 satellites are a key component of the Proliferated Warfare Space Architecture, a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites designed to enhance national missile defense capabilities. The design for the L3Harris Tranche 2 Tracking Layer includes technology for detecting, tracking and targeting advanced missile threats at low latency. It leverages designs used for L3Harris’ Tranche 1, SDA’s Tranche 0 and the Missile Defense Agency’s Hypersonic and Ballistic Tracking Space Sensor satellites.
Boosting Tranche 2 Satellite Deployment
L3Harris has started production of major assemblies for the T2 space vehicles in support of the SDA’s efforts to boost the satellites’ delivery. It has invested $250 million to enhance manufacturing facilities in Indiana, Florida and Massachusetts.
Remarks From L3Harris’ Rob Mitrevski
“L3Harris is committed to working closely with SDA to put proliferated missile warning and tracking capability on orbit as quickly as possible. We demonstrated that L3Harris’ production design approach achieves both of SDA’s pillars of proliferation and spiral development,” said Rob Mitrevski, president of Golden Dome strategy and integration at L3Harris.
