Vivienne Machi
October 16, 2025

SpaceX launches the second Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Transport Layer mission on a Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 15 from Vandenberg SFB, California. Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX launches the second Space Development Agency Tranche 1 Transport Layer mission on a Falcon 9 rocket on Oct. 15 from Vandenberg SFB, California.

Credit: SpaceX

SpaceX launched the second batch of operational satellites for the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) proliferated mesh network on Oct. 15 on a Falcon 9 launch vehicle. The rocket took off at 7:06 p.m. EDT from Space Launch Complex-4 East at Vandenberg SFB, California. The launch was originally…

Vivienne Machi

Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.

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