Sen. John Hoeven upon Satellite Launch: ‘We Expect This Mission to Continue Growing’

Sen. John Hoeven upon satellite launch: ‘We expect this mission to continue growing’

GRAND FORKS — In the days after the launch of satellites to be controlled by personnel at Grand Forks Air Force Base, U.S. Sen. John Hoeven said he believes the mission will continue to grow in importance for the United States. The launch occurred on Wednesday, Sept. 10, at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California, according to a release from the Space Development Agency. It’s part of a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) program known as the Proliferated Wa…

York Space Systems establishes 1st contact + confirms health of all 21 satellites launched for SDA’s Tranche 1 Transport Layer mission – SatNews

York Space Systems (York) has received first contact and has confirmed the healthy status of all 21 satellites launched on September 10 from Vandenberg Space Force Base in support of the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) mission. Deploying and confirming the health of 21 satellites within hours of launch is a historic milestone. The achievement demonstrates the sc…