Rocket Lab  Secures Landmark $860M Contract for Missile-Tracking Satellites Rocket Lab has been awarded an $816 million prime contract by the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA) to design and manufacture 18 satellites for the Tracking Layer Tranche 3 (TRKT3) program under the Proliferated Warfighter Space Architecture. The satellites will provide global, persistent missile warning and tracking, including against emerging threats such as hypersonic weapons.  Each spacecraft wi