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Space Development Agency
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<p>The Space Development Agency (SDA) is a <a href="/facts/United_States_Space_Force/bWlsxC5D">United States Space Force</a> direct-reporting unit tasked with deploying disruptive space technology. One of the technologies being worked on is space-based <a href="/facts/Missile_tracking/atm8E2Ue">missile tracking</a> using large global <a href="/facts/Satellite_constellation/mbTpGjbg">satellite constellations</a> made up of industry-procured low-cost satellites. The SDA has been managed by the United States Space Force since October 2022. By February 2024 the SDA had 38 satellites on orbit. SDA intends to have at least 1,000 satellites in <a href="/facts/Low_Earth_orbit/rq1TwayJ">low Earth orbit</a> by 2026. </p>