Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D

Falcon 9 Block 5 | SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D

SpaceX ยท Falcon 9 Block 5 ยท No earlier than December 2026

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To Be Determined
Status
Space Launch Complex 4E
Pad
Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA
Location
Polar Orbit
Target orbit
Government/Top Secret
Mission type

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer D is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

Current date is a placeholder or rough estimation based on unreliable or interpreted sources.

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