GAO flags risks in Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite program

SDA must be 'more realistic' about real risks in pricey satellite Tracking Layer effort: GAO

WASHINGTON — The Space Development Agency’s (SDA) program to develop a Tracking Layer constellation of missile warning/tracking satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) is in danger of failing to meet both its own goals and the needs of operators, according to a new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO). The report, “Missile Warning Satellites: Space Development Agency Should Be More Realistic and Transparent About Risks to Capability …

GAO flags risks in Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite program

Congressional watchdog says SDA is overestimating technology readiness The post GAO flags risks in Space Development Agency’s missile-tracking satellite program appeared first on SpaceNews.

GAO report on SDA's missile warning satellites

Wednesday, January 28, 2026The Jan. 28, 2026 Government Accountability Office report finds the Space Development Agency "should be more realistic and transparent about risks to capability delivery" of missile warning satellites. Featured: Related Documents Tags: Space Development AgencyGAO

SDA Needs Better Planning, GAO Says

The GAO’s watchful eye has fallen upon the SDA. In a report released this week, the watchdog agency was unimpressed with the SDA’s planning for the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture (PWSA).  For the uninitiated, the PWSA is the SDA’s flagship missile-tracking constellation design that is projected to cost the agency ~$35B through 2029.  According to GAO, the SDA hasn’t done enough to define the project’s parameters and cost estimates a…

GAO Warns Of Tech Readiness, Cost, And Schedule Risks For SDA Constellation

A new government watchdog report on the Space Development Agency’s (SDA) proliferated constellation says the agency is overestimating the technology readiness of parts of the systems, and warns SDA is at […]