The Sept. 28 SpaceX launch on behalf of the Space Development Agency slipped due to supply chain problems, with bid issues and software development also contributing.
to make up its new Space Based Infrared System Geosynchronous Earth Orbit constellation.
SDA had planned to launch all 28 satellites of its first layer of the missile tracking system in about two weeks, including 20 communications payloads from Lockheed Martin and York Space, and eight missile-tracking infrared sensor satellites from SpaceX and L3 Harris,Tournear principally blamed supply chain issues in microchips, referring to a COVID-19-induced shipping issue that has hurt industries ranging from gaming consoles to car manufacturing.
The SDA director also pointed to a delay in starting Tranche 0 after bid protests from Raytheon and Airbus, contesting the awards to L3Harris and SpaceX, along with software development issues. But everything likely would have been on track absent the supply chain issues, he noted. "The longest pole in the tent that caused those satellites to slip was actually component delays, primarily stemming from microelectronics," he said in the SpaceNews report."It was very difficult for us to get microelectronics, especially space qualified microelectronics for components such as radios."
Tournear added there are no forecasted delays for future launches of the system; SDA's missile-tracking system is now developing and awarding contracts
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