A $1.3B deal announced on Monday will expand a program to send hundreds of satellites into orbit for tracking hypersonic weapons.
The Transport Layer — which is basically a communication layer/constellation — will provide "assured, resilient, low-latency military data and connectivity worldwide to the full range of warfighter platforms." It is planned as a constellation varying in size from 300 to more than 500 satellites in low Earth orbit (LEO) ranging from 750 kilometers to 1,200 kilometers in altitude. With a full constellation, 95% of the locations on the Earth will have at least two satellites in view at any given time while 99% of the locations on the Earth will have at least one satellite in view.
