SpaceX Falcon 9 Launches Space Development Agency’s First Operational Satellites Written 11 September 2025
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A SpaceX Falcon 9 launches the first Tranche 1 mission to low-Earth orbit from from Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. | Credit: SpaceX, X
Defense News reports, “The Space Development Agency launched its initial batch of operational satellites on Wednesday, kicking off a 10-month campaign to deliver more than 150 satellites to low Earth orbit. The 21 satellites, all built by York Space Systems, flew on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base in California.”
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