GAO: SDA 'overestimating' tech readiness on missile warning 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 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