{"id":551707,"date":"2026-07-15T22:47:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:47:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/551707\/"},"modified":"2026-07-15T22:47:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T22:47:15","slug":"on-eve-of-launch-return-sda-mesh-network-remains-work-in-progress","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/551707\/","title":{"rendered":"On Eve Of Launch Return, SDA Mesh Network Remains Work In Progress"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Vivienne Machi<\/a>
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Telecommunication network above North America from space by night with city lights.<\/p>\n

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As the U.S. Space Force\u2019s Space Development Agency prepares for the third launch of its proliferated data relay network as early as July 16, it still has work to do before the satellites on orbit can be considered a working \u201cmesh network,\u201d Director Gurpartap Sandhoo said July 14. \u201cWe have not…<\/p>\n

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Vivienne Machi is the military space editor for Aviation Week based in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n

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