Sierra Space wins $798 million SDA contract for missile-tracking satellites

The 18-satellite award puts Fatih and Eren Ozmen's space company deeper into the U.S. military's proliferated low-Earth-orbit architecture.

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Primary source: PR Newswire

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Sierra Space's $798 million SDA award shows how fast defense demand is reshaping commercial space companies: the durable prize is repeat production inside U.S. military satellite architectures, not a single flashy spacecraft.

Illustration of Sierra Space's 18 missile-tracking satellites in low Earth orbit, highlighting the $798 million SDA contract and founders Fatih and Eren Ozmen.

Sierra Space has won a $798 million total-potential-value Space Development Agency contract to design, manufacture and deliver 18 missile warning and missile-tracking satellites for the U.S. military's Accelerated Missile Defense Tranche 3 tracking layer, Sierra Space announced on July 13th.…

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