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Starshield

by SpaceXUS

Provide resilient, hardened satellite communications for military and intelligence operations independent of commercial networks.

ScalingStage 5 of 5

150+ NRO satellites deployed; 480+ SDN Backbone satellites in development.

Updated Jun 2025Checked 11 Oct0 updates this week

Milestones

Next · SDN Backbone development and deployment
  1. NRO proliferated constellation launches begin2024Complete.
  2. 150+ NRO Starshield satellites in orbitApr 2025Complete.
  3. SDN Backbone development and deploymentTarget 2026Current milestone.

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