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Officials outline missile‑warning timeline, satellite‑control upgrades and commercial capacity plans
Summary
Space Force witnesses told a House subcommittee that SDA tranche‑1 launches begin this summer, missile‑warning capability will ramp this fall, and the service is pursuing SCN upgrades and commercial antenna capacity to handle proliferated satellite operations.
WASHINGTON — Space Force witnesses told a House Armed Services subcommittee that a mix of program launches, ground upgrades and commercial assignments are being used to expand missile‑warning coverage and address satellite control network capacity as the Department of Defense fields more satellites.
Major General Steven Purdy said the Space Development Agency (SDA) tranche‑1 launches are expected to start "toward the tail end of this summer," with missile‑warning capability beginning later this fall and continuing into early next year to reach operational performance. "They'll launch…
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