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SDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A

Falcon 9 Block 5SpaceXSpace Launch Complex 4E
Q3 2026 · Date and time TBD
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NextGo for Prop LoadT-35:00

Time to launch

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Q3 2026Exact time confirmed closer to launch
Launch Window Confidence
46% — Uncertain

Mission Brief

Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A is one of five missions by the United States Space Force Space Development Agency (SDA) for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA) Tranche 1 Tracking Layer constellation, which will provide global indications, warning, tracking, and targeting of advanced missile threats, including hypersonic missile systems.

PayloadSDA Tranche 1 Tracking Layer A
OrbitPolar Orbit
CustomerSpaceX
Stages2
PadSpace Launch Complex 4E, Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Mission Timeline

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Go for Prop Load

Launch director gives the go to begin fueling

T-35:00
11:25 PM UTC
  • Go for Prop LoadT-35:00
  • RP-1 Loading BeginsT-35:00
  • Stage 1 LOX Loading BeginsT-35:00

Ground vector

Launch site

Site locked

Space Launch Complex 4E

Vandenberg SFB, CA, USA

Global range
SITE LOCK
Latitude
34.632°N
Longitude
120.611°W

Range Weather

Launch commit criteria

Clear
Watch
TrackingNo active constraints
Weather Rules

Tracking no weather issues at this time.

Primary concern
No weather issues
Rule count
0
Temperature
Not reported
Surface wind
Not reported
Window

12:00 AM UTC - 12:00 AM UTC

Vehicle

Falcon 9 Block 5

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Height70 m
LEO Payload22,800 kg
Launches850
Successes707

Provider

USA • Founded 2002

Schedule History

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Sep 3012:00 AM

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