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Space Development Agency awards SBIR contract to Tech7 Company for pLEO mission

2 reports, 2 independent Updated Oct 19
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The Space Development Agency awarded Tech7 Company a Direct to Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) contract, facilitated by SpaceWERX. This contract requires Tech7 Company to develop the Proliferated LEO Agile Testbed Environment (PLATE). PLATE is designed to prototype an AWS-based testbed to mature and test applications for the Space Development Agency's tranches.

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Why it matters

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The award supports the United States Space Force's shift toward proliferated Low Earth Orbit (pLEO) constellations. This evolution requires handling continuous, low-latency data streams that current systems were not designed to support. The contract will help mature the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture.

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    The Space Development Agency might see increased funding or contract volume related to maturing its pLEO architecture.

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