The contractor will expand and sustain the ground infrastructure needed to operate the agency’s second iteration of satellites, known as Tranche 2.

After multiple postponements, SpaceX successfully launched 10 of the Space Development Agency’s Tranche 0 satellites on Sunday.

The payloads will be able to track data created during live tests for hypersonic weapons and other high-speed missiles.

The forthcoming acquisition will establish software development capabilities to securely and quickly field mission applications for BMC3.

The agency’s mesh network of satellites is maturing, officials confirmed, but its original name did not accurately express its current purpose.