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Formed | March 12, 2019 |
Type | Direct reporting unit |
Headquarters | The Pentagon, Arlington County, Virginia, U.S. 38°52′16″N 77°03′22″W / 38.871°N 77.056°W |
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Parent department | United States Department of the Air Force |
Parent agency | United States Space Force |
Website | www |
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is a United States Space Force direct-reporting unit tasked with deploying disruptive space technology.[1] One of the technologies being worked on is space-based missile tracking using large global satellite constellations made up of industry-procured low-cost satellites.[2][3][4] The SDA has been managed by the United States Space Force since October 2022.[5] By February 2024 the SDA had 33 satellites on orbit.[6] SDA intends to have at least 1,000 satellites in low Earth orbit by 2026.[7]