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Space

New Lockheed Martin Smallsat Facility Will Support SDA Contract

By Rachel Jewett

Wednesday, August 9th, 2023

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New Lockheed Martin Smallsat Facility Will Support SDA Contract

Lockheed Martin’s Tranche 0 Transport Layer satellites seen in one of the company’s processing facilities. This is not an image of the new facility. Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin [LMT] is opening a new smallsat processing facility in Colorado to support the company’s Space Development Agency (SDA) contract and capitalize on other smallsat opportunities. Lockheed Martin announced the new 20,000-square-foot low bay clean room on Monday. The Tranche 1 Transport Layer (T1TL) satellites will be the first anchor customer for the facility, Chris Winslett, Lockheed Martin’s director for the SDA Transport Layer programs, told sister publication Via Satellite. “As we looked at the market as it moves…

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