spacetoday.net: SDA revokes Terran Orbital satellite contract

Posted: Sat, Feb 22, 2025, 11:16 AM ET (1616 GMT)
The Space Development Agency (SDA) has revoked a contract for 10 satellites it awarded to Terran Orbital after a lawsuit by Viasat. The SDA said it will recompete the contract for 10 Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma satellites it awarded to Tyvak Nano-Satellite Systems, a subsidiary of Terran Orbital (now owned by Lockheed Martin), in August. An Air Force review concluded that an SDA official improperly informed Terran Orbital that its bid was too high to be selected. A separate contract for Tranche 2 Transport Layer Gamma satellites awarded to York Space Systems is not affected. SDA's director at the time of the award, Derek Tournear, was placed on administrative leave last month, reportedly because of the Viasat complaint.