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SDA resumes satellite launches after months-long pause

Podcast: The Federal Drive with Terry Gerton
Published: Jul 16, 2026
Duration seconds: 413
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Summary

The Space Development Agency is resuming deployments of its proliferated satellite constellation. The agency had to slow down the pace of its launches due to some technical issues but its third in the series of Tranche One launches is now scheduled for July 16. Federal News Network’s Anastasia Obis has more. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info .