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2026

SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer A

Falcon 9 Block 5Cape Canaveral SFS, FL, USA
Drawing of the Falcon 9 Block 5 for SDA Tranche 2 Tracking Layer A

A Falcon 9 from Cape Canaveral will deliver Space Development Agency Tranche 2 Tracking Layer satellites to polar orbit. The infrared missile-warning spacecraft feed the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture, tracking ballistic and hypersonic threats; L3Harris, Lockheed Martin and Sierra Space are each building 18 of the 54-satellite layer.

Status
Date TBD
Target orbit
PO
Polar orbit
Date and time
2026
Builder
SpaceX
Payload
Government/Top Secret